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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter eight: Wilma Derksen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Gladwell say the odds increase, that a child of an incarcerated parent will have a psychiatric disorder?
(a) 350%.
(b) 150%.
(c) 250%.
(d) 400%.

2. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?
(a) A problem with speaking.
(b) A problem with reading aloud.
(c) A problem with reading.
(d) A problem in how people hear and manipulate sounds.

3. 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)?
(a) If promotions are commonplace, people who get them are not excited about it.
(b) If promotions are rare, people who do not get promoted still feel depressed.
(c) If promotions are easy, people who do not get them feel worse than if they are rare.
(d) If promotions are rare, people who get them still feel deprived.

4. How many deaths does Gladwell say British war planners expected in London in the first week of the German Blitz?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 1 million.

5. How does Gladwell characterize general Freeland’s tour of the deserted streets of Lower Falls?
(a) Like a lord surveying his manor.
(b) Like a tourist appreciating the sights.
(c) Like a warden managing a prison.
(d) Like a raj on a tiger hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Derksen say the consequences of ongoing anger would have been?

2. Gladwell says that 77% of Americans would rather decrease class size than do what?

3. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?

4. How many miles a day does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s troops could cover?

5. According to Gladwell, where did most Salon paintings take their themes from?

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