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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 trend does Gladwell say the notion of “relative deprivation” also explains?
(a) High suicide rates in happy countries.
(b) High job satisfaction rates in miserable jobs.
(c) Low unionization rates in industrialized countries.
(d) Low turnover in non-union jobs.

2. How many paintings would painters submit to the Salon each year?
(a) Ten to twelve.
(b) One.
(c) Five to six.
(d) Two to three.

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

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

5. How much does Gladwell say Goliath’s armor likely weighed?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?

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

3. What danger does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s men encountered along the way to Aqaba?

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

5. What does Gladwell get wrong about Affirmative Action?

(see the answer key)

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