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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. In what type of environment do judges rely on nonverbal cues to make their decisions?
(a) At home.
(b) At the jail.
(c) In school.
(d) In court.

2. After what event was Mitchell brought in to interrogate KSM?
(a) 9/11.
(b) The Waco standoff.
(c) The Oklahoma City bombings.
(d) The OJ Simpson trial.

3. What number episode within its season is the episode Gladwell discusses in Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?
(a) 15.
(b) 32.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. What kind of test is the complex figure test discussed in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Driving.
(b) Drawing.
(c) IQ.
(d) Sight.

5. Gladwell refers back to Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy" when he states, "If you buy into the Friends fallacy, you will make mistakes like" (177) the case involving which person?
(a) Anna Nicole Smith.
(b) Amanda Knox.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Michael Peterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Amanda Knox at the time her roommate was murdered?

2. What percentage of people studied in the Trobriand Islands recognized a smile as a sign of happiness?

3. Mitchell first spoke to KSM what year?

4. What does the M in KSM stand for?

5. Chapter 7: "A (Short) Explanation of the Amanda Knox Case" focuses on the young woman from which city in Washington State?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and what does it measure?

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

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

4. How long did it take for interrogators to get KSM to talk and why?

5. What is the symbolism of Amanda Knox's utterance "Ta-dah," (177) according to Gladwell?

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

7. What aspect of the interrogation situation appears to cause the most fear, according to James Mitchell?

8. Who is Emily Doe?

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

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

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