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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Default to Truth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of the man named Nassar who worked with the U.S. women's sports team for decades?
(a) Larry.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Barry.

2. How did Hitler respond to the question about whether he intended to be satisfied once he had taken Sudetenland?
(a) He said it would be up to Goebbels.
(b) He said he had not yet decided.
(c) He said he would not stop until he had conquered the world.
(d) He said he would stop after that.

3. What was the first name of the Cuban spy with the last name Montes?
(a) Maria.
(b) Leche.
(c) Sara.
(d) Ana.

4. Nassar's job was to provide care for athletes participating in which sport?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Swimming.

5. What agency was eventually revealed to have had a whole network of spies working inside the Cuban government?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The SBA.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade did Cubans begin to flee from the regime headed by Castro?

2. At the end of Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge, Gladwell asks, "Why can't we tell when a stranger in front of us is" (27) taking what action?

3. Gladwell begins Chapter 2: Getting to Know der Fuhrer by discussing the former prime minister of what location?

4. For how long had Neville Chamberlain held his post as prime minister at the time he decided to visit Germany?

5. How many million people within Montezuma II's kingdom died as a result of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men?

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