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

2. At the end of Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge, Gladwell asks, "Why can't we tell when a stranger in front of us is" (27) taking what action?
(a) Lying.
(b) Prevaricating.
(c) Hurting.
(d) Plotting.

3. In what level of school was McQueary at the time when he reported the sounds coming from the shower room?
(a) High school.
(b) Undergraduate school.
(c) No school.
(d) Graduate school.

4. Who asked Hitler if Sudetenland was the only territory he was looking to conquer?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Mussolini.

5. What agency was eventually revealed to have had a whole network of spies working inside the Cuban government?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The SBA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective did Neville Chamberlain use to describe Hitler when he returned from his first visit to Germany?

2. In what year was the SEC first warned about Madoff's possible fraud?

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

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

5. What rank did Aspillaga hold within the Cuban military at one time, according to Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Fidel Castro?

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

5. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

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

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

8. What is a yurodiry?

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

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

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