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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 does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s opponents responded to his strategy?
(a) They adapted.
(b) They fouled more.
(c) They got angry.
(d) They improved their skills.

2. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?
(a) A third.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A fifth.
(d) A half.

3. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?
(a) Single-gendered is better.
(b) Smaller is better.
(c) Homogenous is better.
(d) Diverse is better.

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

5. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Increasing real estate prices.
(b) Smaller family size.
(c) Closing factories.
(d) New train lines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the English expression Gladwell quotes, how many generations does it take for families who get rich to be poor again?

3. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?

4. Why does Gladwell say Goliath wanted David to come to him?

5. What does Gladwell say makes parenting more difficult for wealthier parents?

(see the answer key)

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