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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 Goliath expected to fight?
(a) In pitched battle.
(b) On a balance beam.
(c) At close quarters.
(d) In a measured ring.

2. Why dose Gary Cohn say he left school?
(a) He was failing.
(b) He was bored and angry.
(c) He was being bullied.
(d) He was being abused.

3. What kind of improvement in outcomes does Caroline Hoxby correlate class size to?
(a) Worse outcomes.
(b) Better outcomes.
(c) No change.
(d) A wide variety of outcomes, better and worse.

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

5. What is the trait that allowed IKEA CEO Kamprad to pull off moving his production facilities to Poland?
(a) Negotiating skills.
(b) Micromanaging.
(c) Patience.
(d) Foresight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one factor Gladwell seems to measure college success by?

3. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?

4. Why does Gladwell say David Boies applied for law school?

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

(see the answer key)

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