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

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

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

4. What type of physical greeting did Neville Chamberlain exchange with Adolf Hitler when they first met?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A handshake.
(c) A salute.
(d) A hug.

5. What was the first name of the scientist named Levine who studied humans' capacity to detect lies?
(a) Tim.
(b) Don.
(c) Mike.
(d) Steve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did McQueary report hearing sounds coming from the shower room?

2. Of how many pages did the indictment of Sandusky consist?

3. What did the staff at the Renaissance do when they suspected Madoff of fraud?

4. What was Jerry Sandusky's final position with the state university football team for whom he worked for decades?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Around what singular incident does Gladwell see the whole book revolving, as described in the introduction, "Step Out of the Car"?

2. How many times in total did Neville Chamberlain meet with Hitler and why is this fact significant?

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

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

5. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

6. What was Nahuatl?

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

8. In which era did large numbers of Cuban refugees defect from Cuba and why?

9. What were the results of the trivia test conducted by Tim Levine?

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

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