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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 Hermanos al Rescate planes were shot down over the Florida straits?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. Which one of the following people was the only one to meet Adolf Hitler in person?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Mussolini.

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

4. How did the majority of the world react when they read Aspillaga's written work?
(a) They were angry.
(b) They were shocked.
(c) They felt validated.
(d) They were sad.

5. For what transgression did Officer Encinia stop Bland in 2015?
(a) Jaywalking.
(b) Speeding.
(c) Failure to come to a complete stop.
(d) Failure to signal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first name of the Cuban spy with the last name Montes?

3. What agency was eventually revealed to have had a whole network of spies working inside the Cuban government?

4. What position did Michael McQueary once play on his university's football team?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

2. Who is Bernie Madoff?

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

4. Who is Harry Markopoulos?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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