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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls’ strategy was defeated?
(a) When they lost their fastest player.
(b) When other teams used the press in return.
(c) When they played really good teams.
(d) When refs started calling fouls on them.

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

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

4. How many questions do students get in the Cognitive Reflection Test?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. How did Brian Grazer turn his dyslexia into an advantage?
(a) By learning to read very deliberately.
(b) By learning to listen really well.
(c) By learning to argue for better grades.
(d) By learning roundabout ways to learn.

6. What does Gladwell say caused Goliath’s enormous size?
(a) Acromegaly.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Megacephaly.
(d) Rigorous training.

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

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

9. 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 brain stems.
(d) In their ventricles.

10. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?
(a) The U.S. and UK.
(b) Argentina and Japan.
(c) Germany and France.
(d) Greece and Iceland.

11. How does Gladwell characterize the building the Paris Salon was held in?
(a) An enormous barn.
(b) A commodious hall.
(c) A sprawling complex.
(d) An intimate gallery.

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

13. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?
(a) 8’11”.
(b) 8’1”.
(c) 9’1”.
(d) 7’8”.

14. What does Gladwell say the average class size is now, at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 15.
(b) 6.
(c) 28.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technical aspect of the game of basketball did Ranadivé take advantage of?

3. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?

4. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?

5. What does David do after he stuns Goliath?

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