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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Lessons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of people studied in the Trobriand Islands recognized a smile as a sign of happiness?
(a) 10.
(b) 80.
(c) 58.
(d) 98.

2. During which month of the year did Aspillaga defect from Cuba?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) June.

3. Who made plans to have tea with Hitler on two different occasions?
(a) Vladamir Lenin.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4. How did the majority of the world react when they read Aspillaga's written work?
(a) They were shocked.
(b) They were sad.
(c) They felt validated.
(d) They were angry.

5. To which Eastern European country was Aspillaga sent in 1986?
(a) Bratislava.
(b) Latvia.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over which people did Montezuma II reign?

2. What is the first name of Markopoulos, the quant who first warned the SEC about Madoff's shady dealings?

3. Gladwell attempts to link the topic of misunderstanding to what other topic within Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party"?

4. What was the first name of the Cuban spy with the last name Montes?

5. At what type of institution was Sandra Bland due to start a new job in 2015?

(see the answer key)

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