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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter two: Teresa DeBrito.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the king of the Israelites when David fought Goliath?
(a) Saul.
(b) David.
(c) Moses.
(d) Abraham.

4. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?
(a) He does not define a metric.
(b) Graduation rates.
(c) Grade point average.
(d) Retention rates.

5. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Increasing real estate prices.
(b) New train lines.
(c) Smaller family size.
(d) Closing factories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?

2. What is the name of the valley in which David and Goliath faced off?

3. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, when the weaker countries use guerilla tactics, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?

4. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?

5. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?

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