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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. How many lives were saved by the actions of Hermanos al Rescate, according to Gladwell?
(a) Scores.
(b) Thousands.
(c) None.
(d) Hundreds.

2. What ultimately happened after Montezuma II was taken hostage by the Spanish?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was tortured.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He was set free.

3. Which people were often in the room when Nassar touched his clients inappropriately?
(a) The girl's siblings.
(b) Nassar's wife and children.
(c) The girl's friends.
(d) The girl's parents.

4. In what type of folklore does the yurodiry appear, as described in Chapter 4: "The Holy Fool"?
(a) German.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Russian.
(d) Chinese.

5. In what year was Madoff arrested for his financial crimes?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2011.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what transgression did Officer Encinia stop Bland in 2015?

2. Over which people did Montezuma II reign?

3. A yurodiry has access to greater truth than others because of their status as a what?

4. What is the first name of Markopoulos, the quant who first warned the SEC about Madoff's shady dealings?

5. How many people died when Hermanos al Rescate planes were shot down over the Florida straits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what year was the first complaint made against Jerry Sandusky and when was he arrested?

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

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

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

8. Who is Bernie Madoff?

9. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

10. Who is Harry Markopoulos?

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