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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. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?
(a) A hobby.
(b) A form of self-abasement.
(c) A profession like medicine or law.
(d) A curiosity.

2. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?
(a) The plateau effect.
(b) Stagnation level.
(c) The sweet-spot theory.
(d) Diminishing marginal returns.

3. What does Gladwell say the average class size is now, at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 6.
(b) 28.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

4. Gladwell says that 77% of Americans would rather decrease class size than do what?
(a) Consolidate schools.
(b) Increase teacher pay.
(c) Pay for new school books.
(d) Fund job creation programs.

5. How does Gladwell characterize Freireich’s management style?
(a) Patient.
(b) Volcanic.
(c) Kind.
(d) Unpredictable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a basketball court does Gladwell say most teams concede to their opponents?

2. How many paintings would painters submit to the Salon each year?

3. What trend does Gladwell say the notion of “relative deprivation” also explains?

4. Who did T. E. Lawrence lead against the Turks?

5. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?

(see the answer key)

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