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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gladwell say dyslexic kids are more likely to end up?
(a) Juvenile detention.
(b) Menial jobs.
(c) High-paying jobs.
(d) Manual labor.

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

3. Who was most likely to be in Harvard’s “happy bottom quarter” (90)?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Athletes.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Musicians.

4. What does Gladwell say makes parenting more difficult for wealthier parents?
(a) Having to keep up with other rich families.
(b) Having to navigate new decisions.
(c) Having to explain decisions.
(d) Having to compete for greater income gains.

5. 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 commonplace, people who get them are not excited about it.
(c) If promotions are rare, people who do not get promoted still feel depressed.
(d) If promotions are rare, people who get them still feel deprived.

6. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?
(a) Ten or eleven.
(b) Eight or nine.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Six or seven.

7. Why dose Gary Cohn say he left school?
(a) He was failing.
(b) He was bored and angry.
(c) He was being abused.
(d) He was being bullied.

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

9. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?
(a) 322.
(b) 117.
(c) 2.
(d) 28.

10. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé felt about his opponents’ view of him?
(a) He did not care.
(b) He fed off their anger.
(c) He was patient with their frustration.
(d) He relished their respect.

11. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Smaller family size.
(b) Increasing real estate prices.
(c) Closing factories.
(d) New train lines.

12. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?
(a) Grade point average.
(b) He does not define a metric.
(c) Graduation rates.
(d) Retention rates.

13. Where does Gladwell say local slingers played a decisive role against an invading army?
(a) Rubicon against the Gauls.
(b) Sicily against the Greeks.
(c) Thermopylae against the Persians.
(d) Actium against the Egyptians.

14. What does David do after he stuns Goliath?
(a) Cuts off his head.
(b) Releases him.
(c) Stabs him in the heart.
(d) Makes him his slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Impressionists go out on their own, and form their own exhibition?

2. What is the trait that allowed IKEA CEO Kamprad to pull off moving his production facilities to Poland?

3. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?

4. Who does Gladwell say was the ring-leader of the Impressionist group that met at Café Guerbois?

5. How tall does Gladwell say Goliath likely was?

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