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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter seven: Rosemary Lawlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the valley in which David and Goliath faced off?
(a) Shephelah.
(b) Aijalon.
(c) Elah.
(d) Judaean.

2. What does Gladwell say the British war planners feared from German aerial bombardment in London?
(a) Lawlessness.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Panic.

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

4. What does Gladwell say was necessary for Wyatt Walker’s “Project C—” to work?
(a) Bull Connor had to fight back.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr. needed raise a good amount of money.
(c) The press needed to publish a great photo.
(d) The protestors needed to fill the jails.

5. What kind of brain matter do dyslexics have less of, according to Gladwell?
(a) White matter.
(b) Cerebral cortex.
(c) Amygdala.
(d) Gray matter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?

2. How many children does Gladwell say were in jail after the first day of Wyatt Walker’s protests in Birmingham?

3. How does Wyatt Walker characterize the situation he was facing in Bull Connor?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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