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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence took his troops into the desert, to circumvent the city of Aqaba?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 750 miles.
(c) 600 miles.
(d) 800 miles.

2. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) California.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

3. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?
(a) 500; 100.
(b) 350; 60.
(c) 300; 80.
(d) 450; 120.

4. What percentage of successful entrepreneurs does Gladwell say are dyslexic?
(a) A half.
(b) A tenth.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A third.

5. Which of the impressionists does Gladwell describe as the “easygoing urchin” (64)?
(a) Cézanne.
(b) Manet.
(c) Degas.
(d) Renoir.

6. How does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s opponents responded to his strategy?
(a) They got angry.
(b) They adapted.
(c) They improved their skills.
(d) They fouled more.

7. How does “relative deprivation” explain the greater sense of dissatisfaction in the Air Force than in the Military Police, according to Sam Stouffer’s study (78)?
(a) If promotions are easy, people who do not get them feel worse than if they are rare.
(b) If promotions are rare, people who do not get promoted still feel depressed.
(c) If promotions are commonplace, people who get them are not excited about it.
(d) If promotions are rare, people who get them still feel deprived.

8. Where does Gladwell say dyslexics’ neurons get “lost along the way” (99)?
(a) In their ventricles.
(b) They form behind the eyes.
(c) In their brain stems.
(d) They get into the blood.

9. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?
(a) Because he was personable and easy for judges to work with.
(b) Because he learned to read more efficiently than most.
(c) Because he could collect essential info without reading.
(d) Because of the strategies he developed to avoid reading.

10. How much of a basketball court does Gladwell say most teams concede to their opponents?
(a) 70%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 25%.

11. What aspect of law did Boies’ talents fit best with?
(a) Legal research.
(b) Litigating.
(c) Negotiation.
(d) Case strategy.

12. Gladwell says that 77% of Americans would rather decrease class size than do what?
(a) Fund job creation programs.
(b) Increase teacher pay.
(c) Consolidate schools.
(d) Pay for new school books.

13. Who did T. E. Lawrence lead against the Turks?
(a) Syrians.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Palestinians.
(d) Kurds.

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

15. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?
(a) Purchased.
(b) Medals.
(c) Financial awards.
(d) Patrons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?

3. What does Gladwell say the average class size is now, at Shepaug Valley Middle School?

4. Why dose Gary Cohn say he left school?

5. How many paintings would painters submit to the Salon each year?

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