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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the lesson Derksen took from the visit from the man whose child had been killed?
(a) Make something good come of this.
(b) Seek justice though it kills you.
(c) Do not let the death be in vain.
(d) Do not end up like this poor man.

2. How does Gladwell characterize general Freeland’s tour of the deserted streets of Lower Falls?
(a) Like a tourist appreciating the sights.
(b) Like a warden managing a prison.
(c) Like a lord surveying his manor.
(d) Like a raj on a tiger hunt.

3. How does Gladwell say Martin Luther King Jr. prepared his team for their trip to Birmingham?
(a) By giving their spouses bonuses before they left.
(b) By praying to God for guidance
(c) By telling the team to leave if they were afraid.
(d) By reading mock eulogies for each of them.

4. How did police find the man who killed Derksen’s daughter?
(a) DNA evidence.
(b) An inmate led them to him.
(c) A witness came forward.
(d) The man turned himself in.

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

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

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

8. What was the size of the budget General McNamara gave to Gouré’s Motivation and Morale project?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $500,000.

9. 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 personal connections.
(c) As a question of abstract values.
(d) As a question of transcendent ideals.

10. Why does Gladwell say people in Lower Falls bought their bread daily?
(a) Because there were so many good bakeries.
(b) Because cash flow was always an issue.
(c) Because it was one of the only things they had to eat, and there was never enough of it.
(d) Because it would go moldy in such a damp environment.

11. How does Gladwell characterize the effect of Bill Hudson’s famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?
(a) He says that it turned the tide of the civil rights movement.
(b) He says that it was not discovered until years later.
(c) He says that it was a drop in the bucket of changing Americans’ minds about race and police brutality.
(d) He says that it was responsible for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

12. Where did Konrad Kellen’s people come from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) The U.S.

13. What audacious message did André Trocmé’s students deliver to the Vichy minister of youth affairs?
(a) You will not triumph over us.
(b) We have Jews. You will not get them.
(c) We will not salute your flag.
(d) We will only follow God’s laws.

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

15. What does Gladwell say led to the “unexpected freedom” that Wyatt Walker felt, in stirring up trouble with Bull Connor (173)?
(a) Having nothing left to lose.
(b) Having friends in high places.
(c) Having mass media at his fingertips.
(d) Having behind-the-scenes knowledge of Bull Connor’s plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Derksen say the consequences of ongoing anger would have been?

2. How does Gladwell characterize Konrad Kellen’s temperament?

3. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?

4. When does Gladwell say Dr. Freireich determined he wanted to be a doctor?

5. What was the British army doing in Lower Falls, Belfast, while they instituted the curfew?

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