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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 kept the Nazis from trying to subdue the Huguenots in Le Chambon?
(a) The Huguenots’ longstanding ties to Nazi sympathizers.
(b) The strategic insignificance of the Huguenot people.
(c) A history of other regimes failing to subdue the Huguenots.
(d) A long history of strong Huguenot guerilla fighters.

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

3. How does Gladwell characterize the mistake the British made in Northern Ireland?
(a) They should have raised the stakes by taking hostages.
(b) They should have established their authority.
(c) They should have taken a firmer hand.
(d) They should have negotiated through channels.

4. What does Rosemary Lawlor say was the action that started the snowball effect that broke the curfew in Lower Falls?
(a) Women going in pushing prams with provisions.
(b) Women and children offering themselves to British soldiers’ batons.
(c) Women throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.
(d) Women holding a prayer meeting at a road block.

5. When does Gladwell say the Troubles started in Northern Ireland?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

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

7. What innovation did Freireich make in terms of treating infections in Leukemia patients?
(a) To give a combination of antibiotics at the same time.
(b) To skip antibiotics for more chemotherapy.
(c) To match the antibiotic to the infection.
(d) To treat infections locally instead of holistically.

8. When does Gladwell say “things got worse” in Northern Ireland (199)?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1969.

9. 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?
(a) Because the country profits from war in other ways.
(b) Because there is a stigma about using received information.
(c) Because war planners are invested in the war.
(d) Because each generation has to learn it for themselves.

10. Why does Gladwell say people in Lower Falls bought their bread daily?
(a) Because cash flow was always an issue.
(b) Because there were so many good bakeries.
(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. What was Birmingham’s reputation in America at the time Hudson took his photo?
(a) The most dangerous city in America.
(b) The most racially divided city in America.
(c) The most violent city in America.
(d) The most progressive city in America.

12. What role does Gladwell say Gouré liked to play in Paris?
(a) Renaissance man.
(b) Charming host.
(c) Scholarly consultant.
(d) Competent technocrat.

13. How does Gladwell characterize Freireich’s management style?
(a) Kind.
(b) Volcanic.
(c) Unpredictable.
(d) Patient.

14. 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 do a cost-benefit analysis.
(c) He says that they cannot make good decisions when desperation drives them to crime.
(d) He says that they are usually blinded by addiction or poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Gladwell characterize the British army in their role in northern Ireland?

4. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?

5. How does Gladwell characterize Wyatt Walker’s reaction to the police brutality in Birmingham?

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