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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unexpected reaction does Gladwell describe London residents having to the Blitz?
(a) Philosophical reflection.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Depression.
(d) Simple kindnesses.

2. What was the breakthrough that set up the confrontation that led to Bill Hudson getting his famous photo?
(a) The media mistook reported huge numbers of protestors who were actually bystanders.
(b) The black community rallied around a false alarm.
(c) The weather was beautiful, bringing people out to the streets and the protest.
(d) The police let child protestors get past them.

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

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

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

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

7. When did Bill Hudson take the famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1960.

8. What was the British army doing in Lower Falls, Belfast, while they instituted the curfew?
(a) Instilling fear in the citizens.
(b) Searching for guns.
(c) Starting a religious war.
(d) Searching for criminals.

9. What percentage of prominent people had lost a parent by age 20, according to psychologist Marvin Eisenstadt?
(a) 15%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 25%,

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

11. How does Gladwell characterize Wyatt Walker’s reaction to the police brutality in Birmingham?
(a) He was appalled.
(b) He was excited.
(c) He was terrified.
(d) He was deeply concerned.

12. How many children does Gladwell say were in jail after the first day of Wyatt Walker’s protests in Birmingham?
(a) 600.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,000.

13. Who does Freireich say he was raised by?
(a) His sister.
(b) An Irish maid.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His grandmother.

14. 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 behind-the-scenes knowledge of Bull Connor’s plans.
(c) Having friends in high places.
(d) Having mass media at his fingertips.

15. What childhood trauma did Dr. Freireich’s wife Haroldine share with him?
(a) Growing up in a war zone.
(b) A parent who killed themselves.
(c) Suffering abuse in school.
(d) Extreme poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gladwell say even our understanding of the David and Goliath dynamics, and the advantages of small guerilla forces, not change the way we conduct wars like Vietnam?

2. How was police officer Joanna Jaffe trying to show the community of Brownsville that the police were on their side?

3. Why does Gladwell say the Royal Scots were the least helpful regiment to patrol the Catholic neighborhood of Lower Falls?

4. What does Gladwell say Freireich’s mother did to keep the family together?

5. What does Rosemary Lawlor say was the action that started the snowball effect that broke the curfew in Lower Falls?

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