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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. Why does Gladwell say Goliath said that David was coming at him with multiple sticks?
(a) Because David was carrying several staffs as weapons.
(b) Because Goliath was dizzy from the altitude.
(c) Because he had double vision and saw two of David’s shepherd’s staff.
(d) Because David was moving too quickly to be seen in detail.

2. Where was Ranadivé’s team based?
(a) Chattanooga, TN.
(b) Menlo Park, CA.
(c) Albany, NY.
(d) Portland, OR.

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

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

5. What error does Gladwell say we make about Goliath?
(a) We underestimate his resiliency.
(b) We overestimate his power.
(c) We underestimate his quickness.
(d) We overstate his vulnerability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trend does Gladwell say the notion of “relative deprivation” also explains?

2. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s players supplanted ability with?

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

4. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?

5. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

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