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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?
(a) 8’11”.
(b) 9’1”.
(c) 8’1”.
(d) 7’8”.
2. How does Gladwell characterize “disagreeableness” (118)?
(a) The inability to hear criticism.
(b) The failure to involve other people in decisions.
(c) The refusal to care what others think.
(d) The refusal to see downsides to decisions.
3. How old was Gladwell’s powerful Hollywood friend, when he started a snow-shoveling business with other students?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.
4. Where does Gladwell say local slingers played a decisive role against an invading army?
(a) Sicily against the Greeks.
(b) Actium against the Egyptians.
(c) Thermopylae against the Persians.
(d) Rubicon against the Gauls.
5. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé felt about his opponents’ view of him?
(a) He relished their respect.
(b) He was patient with their frustration.
(c) He did not care.
(d) He fed off their anger.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?
2. What does Gladwell say caused Goliath’s enormous size?
3. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?
4. What does Gladwell say was T. E. Lawrence’s primary target, which he made multiple strikes against?
5. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Harvard’s theory of the “happy bottom quarter” (90)?
2. What are the physiological flaws Gladwell identifies in Goliath’s body type?
3. What does Gladwell say leads people to adopt David’s strategies?
4. What does Gladwell say is the advantage David has over Goliath?
5. What is Vivek Ranadivé’s qualification to coach basketball?
6. In what way does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls are similar to Lawrence of Arabia?
7. What does Gladwell say is the conventional wisdom about class size in schools?
8. What kind of lesson does Gladwell derive from the story of Jules Holtzapffel?
9. What was the strategy Ranadivé used so effectively?
10. What is the moral of the parable Gladwell tells about the Impressionist painters?
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