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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter seven: Rosemary Lawlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?
(a) As a question of transcendent ideals.
(b) As a question of personal connections.
(c) As a question of abstract values.
(d) As a question of calculating costs and benefits.

2. What does Gladwell say the average class size used to be at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 8.

3. Why does Gladwell say the Royal Scots were the least helpful regiment to patrol the Catholic neighborhood of Lower Falls?
(a) They were known for brutality.
(b) They had just returned from suppressing violent insurrections elsewhere.
(c) They were staunchly Protestant.
(d) They were not accountable through the regular chain of command.

4. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?
(a) Smaller is better.
(b) Homogenous is better.
(c) Single-gendered is better.
(d) Diverse is better.

5. When does Gladwell say the Troubles started in Northern Ireland?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?

2. What does Gladwell say the Cognitive Reflection Test measures?

3. How does Gladwell characterize the British army in their role in northern Ireland?

4. How many questions do students get in the Cognitive Reflection Test?

5. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?

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