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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter three: Caroline Sacks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vivek Ranadivé’s first principle of coaching?
(a) Not to raise his voice.
(b) To play excellent basketball, win or lose.
(c) To have fun first.
(d) To win at all costs.

2. What trend does Gladwell say the notion of “relative deprivation” also explains?
(a) Low turnover in non-union jobs.
(b) High suicide rates in happy countries.
(c) High job satisfaction rates in miserable jobs.
(d) Low unionization rates in industrialized countries.

3. How tall does Gladwell say Goliath likely was?
(a) 7’8”.
(b) 7’2”.
(c) 8’11”.
(d) 6’9”.

4. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force captured?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 12,000.

5. How much does Gladwell say per-pupil spending increased in the U.S. from 1996 to 2004?
(a) 53%.
(b) 21%.
(c) 61%.
(d) 38%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was most likely to be in Harvard’s “happy bottom quarter” (90)?

2. When did the Impressionists go out on their own, and form their own exhibition?

3. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?

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

5. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?

(see the answer key)

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