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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gladwell say took in the Jews in France?
(a) The rich.
(b) The middle class.
(c) Marginal people.
(d) The poor.

2. What made Brer Rabbit formidable to his opponents?
(a) He could not be beaten down.
(b) He could always outmaneuver them.
(c) He had secret knowledge.
(d) He understood them better than they understood themselves.

3. What is Wilma Derksen’s religious background?
(a) Mennonite.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Atheist.

4. What was Birmingham’s reputation in America at the time Hudson took his photo?
(a) The most dangerous city in America.
(b) The most violent city in America.
(c) The most racially divided city in America.
(d) The most progressive city in America.

5. How does Gladwell characterize the Londoners’ response to the bombing?
(a) Terror.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Panic.

6. How many people does Gladwell say lost their homes in London during the Blitz?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 1 million.

7. Why did Wyatt Walker get criticism for setting up the protest that resulted in Bill Hudson’s photo?
(a) He was ignoring pressing concerns elsewhere.
(b) He was using children as pawns.
(c) He was putting himself in danger.
(d) He was making the protestors look foolish.

8. Derksen was prepared to forgive her daughter’s killer until she realized what?
(a) That he had enjoyed Candace’s suffering.
(b) That forgiveness forced her to passively accept the same treatment her daughter received.
(c) That her forgiveness might let it happen to someone else.
(d) That her daughter’s birthday was coming up.

9. What does Gladwell say geniuses require that prodigies do not?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Supportive surroundings.
(c) Adverse conditions.
(d) Loving parents.

10. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?
(a) During the Holocaust.
(b) During World War II.
(c) During the Depression.
(d) During a sea voyage.

11. How many deaths does Gladwell say British war planners expected in London in the first week of the German Blitz?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 500,000.

12. How much does Gladwell say criminals consider the potential consequences when they decide to plan a crime?
(a) He says that they do not consider the consequences really at all.
(b) He says that they cannot make good decisions when desperation drives them to crime.
(c) He says that they do a cost-benefit analysis.
(d) He says that they are usually blinded by addiction or poverty.

13. When was Mike Reynolds’ daughter Kimber shot and killed?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1979.

14. How many lives does Gladwell say Reynolds feel like he saved?
(a) Hundreds a week.
(b) Six every day.
(c) One a day.
(d) Multiple thousands a month.

15. What western capital does Gladwell say Saigon resembled in the 1960s?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gladwell say General Freeland’s search for weapons in Lower Falls turned into a riot and battle?

2. How does Gladwell characterize the effect of Bill Hudson’s famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?

3. How does Gladwell characterize the Saigon government?

4. Who does Freireich say he was raised by?

5. What was the occasion that brought the British army into Northern Ireland?

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