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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. When does Gladwell say the Troubles started in Northern Ireland?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

2. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?
(a) As a question of personal connections.
(b) As a question of abstract values.
(c) As a question of transcendent ideals.
(d) As a question of calculating costs and benefits.

3. According to Gladwell, where did most Salon paintings take their themes from?
(a) Live forms.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Nature.

4. How old does Gladwell say Ranadivé was, when he came to the U.S.?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

5. What will be the consequence for the loser’s people, in the single combat of David and Goliath?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Taxation.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?

2. Where were the Philistines expanding from?

3. What unexpected reaction does Gladwell describe London residents having to the Blitz?

4. How many people does Gladwell say General Freeland brought in, to subdue a population of 8,000 in Lower Falls?

5. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?

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