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

2. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?
(a) Because he learned to read more efficiently than most.
(b) Because of the strategies he developed to avoid reading.
(c) Because he could collect essential info without reading.
(d) Because he was personable and easy for judges to work with.

3. In the English expression Gladwell quotes, how many generations does it take for families who get rich to be poor again?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

4. What modern weapon does Gladwell compare David’s slung stone to?
(a) A bullet from a .45 pistol.
(b) A Taser.
(c) A bullet from an AR-15.
(d) A stun gun.

5. Who was the king of the Israelites when David fought Goliath?
(a) Saul.
(b) Abraham.
(c) David.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say the Cognitive Reflection Test measures?

2. Gladwell says that 77% of Americans would rather decrease class size than do what?

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

4. What kind of improvement in outcomes does Caroline Hoxby correlate class size to?

5. What does David do after he stuns Goliath?

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