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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brock Turner was sentenced to how many months in prison for his crimes?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

2. Gladwell states that Part Three of the book attempts to answer what kind of puzzle?
(a) School.
(b) Bail.
(c) Holographic.
(d) Jigsaw.

3. What was the last name of Knox's roommate Meredith who was murdered?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Manning.
(c) Ray.
(d) Kercher.

4. In what type of body of water are the Trobriand Islands located?
(a) A lake.
(b) A stream.
(c) A bay.
(d) A sea.

5. Near the end of Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party," Gladwell states his opinion that the number one contributor to sexual assault is what?
(a) Rape culture.
(b) Toxic masculinity.
(c) Generational abuse.
(d) Alcohol.

6. How many separate times was Knox put on trial for the murder of her roommate Meredith?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. What does the M in KSM stand for?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) Muhar.
(c) Mukhtar.
(d) Munyon.

8. In what year did Spanish social scientists conduct a study of the population of the Trobriand Islands?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2019.

9. The survey discussed in the chapter about Amanda Knox was focused on which subject?
(a) Hobbies.
(b) Work.
(c) Deception.
(d) Sexual identity.

10. For how many weeks did KSM endure interrogation before he began to talk?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

11. What does the final E stand for in the acronym SERE?
(a) Eradication.
(b) Erosion.
(c) Evasion.
(d) Escape.

12. Gladwell states that judges rely heavily on what kind of evidence?
(a) Words.
(b) Affidavits.
(c) Nonverbal cues.
(d) Motions.

13. In what country did Knox's murder trial take place?
(a) Canada.
(b) Italy.
(c) The United States.
(d) Germany.

14. Chapter 9: "KSM" focuses on how many groups battling over a particular resource?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

15. In what year was Knox released from prison for good?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2015.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Brock Turner when he committed sexual assault?

2. During what month of the year did Mitchell first speak to KSM in person?

3. Over what resource are several groups battling, according to Gladwell in Chapter 9: "KSM"?

4. The sexual assualt committed by Brock Turner occurred nearby what object?

5. At the time when they met, Jensen and Mitchell both worked for which branch of the U.S. military?

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