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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. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?
(a) A curiosity.
(b) A profession like medicine or law.
(c) A hobby.
(d) A form of self-abasement.

2. How many paintings would painters submit to the Salon each year?
(a) Five to six.
(b) Ten to twelve.
(c) Two to three.
(d) One.

3. When does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls’ strategy was defeated?
(a) When they lost their fastest player.
(b) When they played really good teams.
(c) When refs started calling fouls on them.
(d) When other teams used the press in return.

4. What does Gladwell say makes parenting more difficult for wealthier parents?
(a) Having to explain decisions.
(b) Having to compete for greater income gains.
(c) Having to keep up with other rich families.
(d) Having to navigate new decisions.

5. What does Gladwell say the average class size used to be at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 25.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?

2. How does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s opponents responded to his strategy?

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)?

4. How old was Gladwell’s powerful Hollywood friend, when he started a snow-shoveling business with other students?

5. Where does David’s stone hit Goliath?

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