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

2. Where was the Three Strikes law drafted?
(a) In Reynolds’ lawyer’s office.
(b) In Reynolds’ legislator’s office.
(c) In Reynolds’ church.
(d) In Reynolds’ living room.

3. What western capital does Gladwell say Saigon resembled in the 1960s?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

4. What does Gladwell say geniuses require that prodigies do not?
(a) Loving parents.
(b) Adverse conditions.
(c) Supportive surroundings.
(d) Resentment.

5. How does Gladwell characterize the Saigon government?
(a) Efficient and modern.
(b) Corrupt and unpopular.
(c) Responsive and fair.
(d) Effective for its friends, not the general public.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Gladwell say were in jail after the first day of Wyatt Walker’s protests in Birmingham?

2. What message did Kellen bring to the U.S. government about the Viet Cong?

3. How does Gladwell say André Trocmé circumvented the requirement that his school ring its bell to commemorate the anniversary of the Vichy regime?

4. What kind of officers does Gladwell say were attracted to K-9 duty?

5. What was Birmingham’s reputation in America at the time Hudson took his photo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Konrad Kellen’s approach to the Vietnam War?

2. How does Gladwell see Wyatt Walker setting up the photo of the dog attack as evidence of the same law he see in dyslexics succeeding in spite of their condition?

3. What does Gladwell credit Bill Hudson’s photo of Walter Gadsden being attacked by the police dog in Birmingham with having done?

4. What does Stella get wrong about teaching in the video Gladwell refers to, from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia?

5. How does Gladwell explain the trait that allowed Londoners to go about their business during the Blitz?

6. Why does Gladwell say that it took the British so long to understand that they were applying too much force in northern Ireland?

7. How does Gladwell explain Freireich’s wife’s bond to him?

8. What is the lesson Gladwell derives from the video of the third-grade classroom from the Curry School of Education?

9. What does Gladwell say were the circumstances that led to Freireich’s father death?

10. What does Gladwell say happened in Montreal when the police went on strike?

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