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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 Tenochtitlan?
(a) A country.
(b) A river.
(c) A capital city.
(d) A contract.

2. In which century did Montezuma II and Hernan Cortes meet?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 17th.
(c) The 15th.
(d) The 13th.

3. In what decade did Cubans begin to flee from the regime headed by Castro?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1970s.

4. What kinds of sounds did McQueary report hearing from the shower room when he was asked about it on the stand?
(a) Slapping.
(b) Punching.
(c) Moaning.
(d) Screaming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Aspillaga officially defect from Cuba?

2. How many Hermanos al Rescate planes were shot down over the Florida straits?

3. Which element of the first meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler had the most profound effect on Chamberlain?

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

5. How many times in total did Neville Chamberlain spend time with Adolf Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the symbolism of the handshake described in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Fidel Castro?

9. What did Michael McQueary observe in 2001 that was later brought up in a 2017 trial?

10. What is a yurodiry?

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