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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 kind of officers does Gladwell say were attracted to K-9 duty?
(a) Straight shooters.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Career policemen.
(d) Thugs.

2. How does Gladwell characterize the effect of Bill Hudson’s famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?
(a) He says that it was a drop in the bucket of changing Americans’ minds about race and police brutality.
(b) He says that it was not discovered until years later.
(c) He says that it was responsible for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(d) He says that it turned the tide of the civil rights movement.

3. What does Rosemary Lawlor say was the action that started the snowball effect that broke the curfew in Lower Falls?
(a) Women going in pushing prams with provisions.
(b) Women holding a prayer meeting at a road block.
(c) Women and children offering themselves to British soldiers’ batons.
(d) Women throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.

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

5. How many children does Gladwell say were in jail after the first day of Wyatt Walker’s protests in Birmingham?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 800.
(d) 600.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say led to the “unexpected freedom” that Wyatt Walker felt, in stirring up trouble with Bull Connor (173)?

2. How old does Gladwell say Ranadivé was, when he came to the U.S.?

3. What trend does Gladwell say the notion of “relative deprivation” also explains?

4. How does Gladwell characterize Wyatt Walker’s reaction to the police brutality in Birmingham?

5. What does Gladwell say geniuses require that prodigies do not?

(see the answer key)

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