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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 old was Brock Turner when he committed sexual assault?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

2. Gladwell states that Part Three of the book attempts to answer what kind of puzzle?
(a) Jigsaw.
(b) Bail.
(c) School.
(d) Holographic.

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

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

5. Brock Turner was sentenced to how many months in prison for his crimes?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first name of Mitchell, the man who was sent to interrogate KSM?

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

4. In what year did Spanish social scientists conduct a study of the population of the Trobriand Islands?

5. Into what type of containers were SERE trainees placed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the acronym SERE stand for?

2. Who is Emily Doe?

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

4. For what reason was Amanda Knox able to be tried in two different criminal trials for the same alleged crime?

5. What word came to James Mitchell's mind the first time he met KSM?

6. Who is Meredith Kercher?

7. What conclusion did James Mitchell and Bruce Jensen reach regarding the three most effective interrogation techniques?

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

9. Where are the Trobriand Islands?

10. What punishment did Brock Turner receive for his crimes?

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