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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter six: Wyatt Walker.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gladwell say was the ring-leader of the Impressionist group that met at Café Guerbois?
(a) Pisarro.
(b) Matisse.
(c) Manet.
(d) Monet.

2. What trait does Gladwell say made Brer Rabbit formidable?
(a) He was powerful.
(b) He was irrepressible.
(c) He was slick.
(d) He was quick.

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

4. Where were the Philistines expanding from?
(a) Crete.
(b) Judaea.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Syria.

5. How many miles a day does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s troops could cover?
(a) 26.
(b) 37.
(c) 48.
(d) 110.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say about people who have “emerged from some kind of trauma” (161)?

2. Where does Gladwell say dyslexics’ neurons get “lost along the way” (99)?

3. What made Brer Rabbit formidable to his opponents?

4. When does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls’ strategy was defeated?

5. Who does Freireich say he was raised by?

(see the answer key)

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