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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladwell say was necessary for Wyatt Walker’s “Project C—” to work?
(a) The protestors needed to fill the jails.
(b) Bull Connor had to fight back.
(c) The press needed to publish a great photo.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr. needed raise a good amount of money.

2. What kind of officers does Gladwell say were attracted to K-9 duty?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Thugs.
(c) Career policemen.
(d) Straight shooters.

3. How does Gladwell characterize Derksen’s decision to forgive her daughter’s murderer?
(a) To claim a higher power.
(b) To detach herself from her feelings.
(c) To walk away from the promise of power.
(d) To abandon her moral center.

4. How does Gladwell characterize André Trocmé?
(a) A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
(b) A sinner turned saint.
(c) A violent man conquered by God.
(d) A blessing of a man.

5. What does Gladwell say the “remote misses” felt after surviving a bombing (132)?
(a) Religious.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Invincible.
(d) Indifferent.

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

7. What kind of image does Gladwell say General Freeland wanted to convey to the northern Irish?
(a) Patience.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Relentlessness.
(d) Toughness.

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

9. How does Gladwell say “Stella” has lost her class’ attention in the video of her classroom from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia?
(a) By doing a terrible job of teaching.
(b) By micromanaging her students’ activities.
(c) By constantly changing the activities.
(d) By failing to strongly lay down the rules.

10. How does Gladwell characterize Brer Rabbit in African-American culture?
(a) A trickster hero.
(b) A terrorist.
(c) A symbol of justice.
(d) A protestor.

11. What percentage of people does Gladwell say voted for the Three Strikes Law in the state-wide referendum?
(a) 88%.
(b) 72%.
(c) 61%.
(d) 53%.

12. How many people does Gladwell say General Freeland brought in, to subdue a population of 8,000 in Lower Falls?
(a) 500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,400.

13. What does Sean MacStiofain say revolutions are caused by, in the first place?
(a) Increasing strictness in policing.
(b) State-sanctioned injustice.
(c) Collapses in markets.
(d) Brutality of governments.

14. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?
(a) As a question of calculating costs and benefits.
(b) As a question of transcendent ideals.
(c) As a question of personal connections.
(d) As a question of abstract values.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say kept the Nazis from trying to subdue the Huguenots in Le Chambon?

2. How did police find the man who killed Derksen’s daughter?

3. What does Gladwell say the British war planners feared from German aerial bombardment in London?

4. How does Gladwell characterize Freireich’s management style?

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

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