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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. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?
(a) Cerebral cortex.
(b) Right hemisphere.
(c) Frontal cortex.
(d) Left hemisphere.

2. How did Gary Cohn get his big break?
(a) He met executives through friends.
(b) He talked his way into the executive washroom.
(c) He fell in with a party playing golf.
(d) He shared a cab with a trader.

3. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?
(a) Financial awards.
(b) Patrons.
(c) Purchased.
(d) Medals.

4. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?
(a) 7’8”.
(b) 9’1”.
(c) 8’11”.
(d) 8’1”.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?

3. What does Gladwell say the average class size used to be at Shepaug Valley Middle School?

4. What kind of brain matter do dyslexics have less of, according to Gladwell?

5. What happened when the California governor announced plans to reduce class size?

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