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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of sounds did McQueary report hearing from the shower room when he was asked about it on the stand?
(a) Punching.
(b) Moaning.
(c) Slapping.
(d) Screaming.

2. In what year did Aspillaga officially defect from Cuba?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1987.

3. What position did Michael McQueary once play on his university's football team?
(a) Quarterback.
(b) Halfback.
(c) Tight end.
(d) Fullback.

4. How many million people within Montezuma II's kingdom died as a result of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

5. To whom did Chamberlain write a letter soon after meeting Hitler?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

6. Of how many pages did the indictment of Sandusky consist?
(a) 23.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 32.

7. What type of book did Aspillaga write after defecting from Cuba?
(a) A collection of interviews.
(b) A memoir.
(c) A novel.
(d) A treatise.

8. Which element of the first meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler had the most profound effect on Chamberlain?
(a) A salute.
(b) A smile.
(c) A handshake.
(d) A shared love of golf.

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

10. Over which people did Montezuma II reign?
(a) The Aztecs.
(b) The Incas.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Mayans.

11. What adjective did Neville Chamberlain use to describe Hitler when he returned from his first visit to Germany?
(a) Reasonable.
(b) Obtuse.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Nervous.

12. What language did Montezuma II speak?
(a) English.
(b) Nahuatl.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portuguese.

13. What do scholars believe was the true goal of Montezuma II's speech to the arriving Spanish?
(a) To provide a warm welcome.
(b) To pledge surrender.
(c) To accept surrender.
(d) To make a business deal.

14. 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?
(a) Prevaricating.
(b) Plotting.
(c) Lying.
(d) Hurting.

15. How many people died when Hermanos al Rescate planes were shot down over the Florida straits?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a guy is a quant, according to Gladwell?

2. What was the first name of the scientist named Levine who studied humans' capacity to detect lies?

3. In what level of school was McQueary at the time when he reported the sounds coming from the shower room?

4. What type of scheme was Madoff responsible for engineering?

5. What is the first name of the man named Madoff discussed in Chapter 3: "The Queen of Cuba"?

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