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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vivek Ranadivé’s first principle of coaching?
(a) Not to raise his voice.
(b) To have fun first.
(c) To win at all costs.
(d) To play excellent basketball, win or lose.

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

3. How tall does Gladwell say Goliath likely was?
(a) 7’2”.
(b) 6’9”.
(c) 8’11”.
(d) 7’8”.

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

5. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?
(a) A problem in how people hear and manipulate sounds.
(b) A problem with speaking.
(c) A problem with reading.
(d) A problem with reading aloud.

6. What does Gladwell say was T. E. Lawrence’s primary target, which he made multiple strikes against?
(a) A city.
(b) A railway line.
(c) A harbor.
(d) A refinery.

7. What does Gladwell say is the range of an experienced slinger?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 500 yards.
(c) 200 yards.
(d) 50 yards.

8. What will be the consequence for the loser’s people, in the single combat of David and Goliath?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Exile.
(d) Taxation.

9. How much does Gladwell say per-pupil spending increased in the U.S. from 1996 to 2004?
(a) 38%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 21%.
(d) 61%.

10. How old was Gladwell’s powerful Hollywood friend, when he started a snow-shoveling business with other students?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

11. How did Gary Cohn get his big break?
(a) He fell in with a party playing golf.
(b) He talked his way into the executive washroom.
(c) He shared a cab with a trader.
(d) He met executives through friends.

12. What does Gladwell say the Cognitive Reflection Test measures?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Dyslexia.
(c) Analytic ability.
(d) Problem solving.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?

2. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?

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

4. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?

5. Who was the king of the Israelites when David fought Goliath?

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