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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter five: Emil "Jay" Freireich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of law did Boies’ talents fit best with?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Litigating.
(c) Legal research.
(d) Case strategy.

2. What does Gladwell say was T. E. Lawrence’s primary target, which he made multiple strikes against?
(a) A refinery.
(b) A railway line.
(c) A city.
(d) A harbor.

3. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?
(a) Left hemisphere.
(b) Cerebral cortex.
(c) Right hemisphere.
(d) Frontal cortex.

4. What childhood trauma did Dr. Freireich’s wife Haroldine share with him?
(a) Suffering abuse in school.
(b) A parent who killed themselves.
(c) Growing up in a war zone.
(d) Extreme poverty.

5. How many people does Gladwell say lost their homes in London during the Blitz?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why dose Gary Cohn say he left school?

2. How does “relative deprivation” explain the greater sense of dissatisfaction in the Air Force than in the Military Police, according to Sam Stouffer’s study (78)?

3. How many people had the courage to like a painting without Salon approval, according to Renoir?

4. What kind of brain matter do dyslexics have less of, according to Gladwell?

5. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?

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