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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. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?
(a) A fifth.
(b) A third.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A half.

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

3. How much does Gladwell say Goliath’s armor likely weighed?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

4. Why does Gladwell say Goliath wanted David to come to him?
(a) Because he wanted to be within range of his archers.
(b) Because he could not carry his weapons to David.
(c) Because he could not see him.
(d) Because he did not want to leave his lines.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?

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

4. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

5. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?

(see the answer key)

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