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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter four: David Boies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gladwell’s powerful Hollywood friend, when he started a snow-shoveling business with other students?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

2. How does Gladwell characterize “disagreeableness” (118)?
(a) The refusal to see downsides to decisions.
(b) The failure to involve other people in decisions.
(c) The refusal to care what others think.
(d) The inability to hear criticism.

3. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?
(a) Stagnation level.
(b) Diminishing marginal returns.
(c) The plateau effect.
(d) The sweet-spot theory.

4. How does Gladwell characterize the building the Paris Salon was held in?
(a) A sprawling complex.
(b) A commodious hall.
(c) An intimate gallery.
(d) An enormous barn.

5. What percentage of successful entrepreneurs does Gladwell say are dyslexic?
(a) A half.
(b) A third.
(c) A tenth.
(d) A quarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say Goliath’s attendant was acting as?

2. 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)?

3. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force captured?

4. Where does Gladwell say dyslexic kids are more likely to end up?

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

(see the answer key)

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