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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Trobriand Islands have a population of how many thousand people, according to Gladwell?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

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

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

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

6. Who said that KSM's comments about Daniel Pearl disturbed him the most?
(a) Gladwell.
(b) Jensen.
(c) Miller.
(d) Mitchell.

7. What is the name of the complex figure test described in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Rey-Osterrieth.
(b) Jones-Davidson.
(c) Miller-Ray.
(d) Oster-Miller.

8. In which Washington city did Mitchell and Jensen first meet?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Shoreline.
(c) Bellingham.
(d) Spokane.

9. Over what resource are several groups battling, according to Gladwell in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Survival.
(b) Death.
(c) Truth.
(d) Secrets.

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

11. Gladwell attempts to link the topic of misunderstanding to what other topic within Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Consent.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Sex.

12. At the time when they met, Jensen and Mitchell both worked for which branch of the U.S. military?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air force.
(d) Coast guard.

13. In what month of the year was Brock Turner arrested for sexual assault?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) May.

14. What number episode within its season is the episode Gladwell discusses in Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?
(a) 32.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gladwell states that Part Three of the book attempts to answer what kind of puzzle?

2. The Trobriand Islands are located in the middle of which specific body of water?

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

4. What percentage of people studied in the Trobriand Islands recognized a smile as a sign of happiness?

5. For how many weeks did KSM endure interrogation before he began to talk?

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