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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the S in KSM stand for?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Sheikh.
(c) Standard.
(d) Suicide.

4. How many colleagues did Mitchell bring along with him to interrogate KSM?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. The sexual assualt committed by Brock Turner occurred nearby what object?
(a) A rose bush.
(b) A bicycle rack.
(c) A dumpster.
(d) A trash can.

6. What was NOT in Mitchell's list of the top three interrogation techniques?
(a) Electroshock.
(b) Sleep deprivation.
(c) Walling.
(d) Waterboarding.

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

8. Chapter 7: "A (Short) Explanation of the Amanda Knox Case" focuses on the young woman from which city in Washington State?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Tukwila.
(c) Shoreline.
(d) Bellingham.

9. Gladwell asserts that it is impossible to feel what emotion while watching an episode of Friends?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Longing.
(d) Glee.

10. For how many years was Amanda Knox imprisoned before she was released?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

11. During what month of the year did Mitchell first speak to KSM in person?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) June.

12. In what manner do both children and incredibly stressed adults take the complex figure test mentioned in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Piecemeal.
(d) From one side to the other.

13. Gladwell refers back to Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy" when he states, "If you buy into the Friends fallacy, you will make mistakes like" (177) the case involving which person?
(a) Amanda Knox.
(b) Michael Peterson.
(c) Anna Nicole Smith.
(d) Michael Jackson.

14. What does the the first E stand for in the acronym SERE?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Erudite.
(c) Evasion.
(d) Efficiency.

15. In what country was Daniel Pearl being held at the time of his beheading?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) Kurdistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what event was Mitchell brought in to interrogate KSM?

2. Near the end of Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party," Gladwell states his opinion that the number one contributor to sexual assault is what?

3. What word immediately came to Mitchell's mind when he saw KSM for the first time?

4. What type of material is used in the practice called walling?

5. Into what type of containers were SERE trainees placed?

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