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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first name of the Cuban spy with the last name Montes?
(a) Leche.
(b) Ana.
(c) Sara.
(d) Maria.

2. What types of people served as Levine's research subjects as described in Chapter 3: "The Queen of Cuba"?
(a) College students.
(b) Elderly people.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Professors.

3. In what year did McQueary report hearing sounds coming from the shower room?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2011.

4. At what house number on Downing Street did Neville Chamberlain live?
(a) 2.
(b) 1000.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gladwell begins Chapter 2: Getting to Know der Fuhrer by discussing the former prime minister of what location?

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

3. What type of vehicle was Bland driving when she was pulled over by Officer Encinia?

4. In which century did Montezuma II and Hernan Cortes meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Nahuatl?

2. Who was Fidel Castro?

3. Who is Michael McQueary, as described in Chapter 5: "The Boy in the Shower"?

4. Describe the structure of the trivia test used by Levine.

5. Which political figure traveled to Germany to meet Hitler in 1938 and why?

6. To what location was General Aspillaga posted and how did it change his outlook?

7. What claim did Hitler make that was wholly believed by his visitor, as described in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

8. Who is Tim Levine and what does he do?

9. Which aspect of the indictment against Jerry Sandusky disturbed McQueary and why?

10. In what way does Gladwell portray miscommunication as dangerous in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

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