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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter one: Vivek Ranadivé.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gladwell say Goliath expected to fight?
(a) On a balance beam.
(b) At close quarters.
(c) In pitched battle.
(d) In a measured ring.

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

3. Where does David’s stone hit Goliath?
(a) Forehead.
(b) Nose.
(c) Jaw.
(d) Heart.

4. How many miles a day does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s troops could cover?
(a) 26.
(b) 48.
(c) 37.
(d) 110.

5. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?
(a) 28.
(b) 117.
(c) 2.
(d) 322.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Gladwell say Goliath’s armor likely weighed?

2. How far does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence took his troops into the desert, to circumvent the city of Aqaba?

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

4. What danger does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s men encountered along the way to Aqaba?

5. What error does Gladwell say we make about Goliath?

(see the answer key)

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