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

2. How many times in total did Neville Chamberlain spend time with Adolf Hitler?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

3. The Spanish misunderstood Montezuma's speech to contain what element?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Apology.
(d) Aggression.

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

5. What is the first name of Markopoulos, the quant who first warned the SEC about Madoff's shady dealings?
(a) Steven.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of a guy is a quant, according to Gladwell?

3. 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?

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

5. How did the majority of the world react when they read Aspillaga's written work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Nahuatl?

2. Who is Harry Markopoulos?

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

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

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

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

7. What fact does Gladwell find odd about Adolf Hitler, as described in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

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

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

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

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