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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 does the R stand for in the acronym SERE?
(a) Rigor.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Rent.
(d) Relay.

2. Over what resource are several groups battling, according to Gladwell in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Truth.
(c) Death.
(d) Survival.

3. Near the end of Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party," Gladwell states his opinion that the number one contributor to sexual assault is what?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Toxic masculinity.
(c) Generational abuse.
(d) Rape culture.

4. How old was Amanda Knox at the time her roommate was murdered?
(a) 28.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

5. The sexual assualt committed by Brock Turner occurred nearby what object?
(a) A dumpster.
(b) A bicycle rack.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A rose bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of test is the complex figure test discussed in Chapter 9: "KSM"?

2. In what country did Knox's murder trial take place?

3. How old was Brock Turner when he committed sexual assault?

4. At the time when they met, Jensen and Mitchell both worked for which branch of the U.S. military?

5. Gladwell states that judges rely heavily on what kind of evidence?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did two social scientists visit the Trobriand Islands in 2013?

2. Which group took the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and experienced surprising results?

3. Over what element does Gladwell say interrogators and terrorists continually battle?

4. For what purpose was James Mitchell called upon by the U.S. government in March of 2003?

5. For what length of time was Amanda Knox imprisoned and why is the answer so shocking?

6. Describe the survey of attitudes about deception discussed in Chapter 7: "A (Short) Explanation of the Amanda Knox Case."

7. In what location did James Mitchell and Bruce Jensen first meet and why?

8. Who or what is KSM?

9. To which element does Gladwell point when he names the number one contributor to the problem of sexual assault?

10. What does the acronym SERE stand for?

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