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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 kind of improvement in outcomes does Caroline Hoxby correlate class size to?
(a) A wide variety of outcomes, better and worse.
(b) No change.
(c) Worse outcomes.
(d) Better outcomes.

2. How does Gladwell characterize the building the Paris Salon was held in?
(a) A sprawling complex.
(b) A commodious hall.
(c) An enormous barn.
(d) An intimate gallery.

3. How does Gladwell characterize the procedures Freireich was performing on his patients?
(a) Torture.
(b) Industry.
(c) Science.
(d) Research.

4. What unexpected reaction does Gladwell describe London residents having to the Blitz?
(a) Depression.
(b) Simple kindnesses.
(c) Philosophical reflection.
(d) Euphoria.

5. Where does Gladwell say dyslexics’ neurons get “lost along the way” (99)?
(a) They form behind the eyes.
(b) They get into the blood.
(c) In their ventricles.
(d) In their brain stems.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the trait that allowed IKEA CEO Kamprad to pull off moving his production facilities to Poland?

3. What was Vivek Ranadivé’s first principle of coaching?

4. When does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls’ strategy was defeated?

5. What does Gladwell say the “remote misses” felt after surviving a bombing (132)?

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