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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. For how many years was Amanda Knox imprisoned before she was released?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

3. In what year was Brock Turner arrested for sexual assault?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2013.

4. What does the the first E stand for in the acronym SERE?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Erudite.
(c) Evasion.
(d) Electricity.

5. In what country was Daniel Pearl being held at the time of his beheading?
(a) Kurdistan.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iran.
(d) Pakistan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which season of the television show Friends does Gladwell discuss in Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?

3. Which person is described as being immune to waterboarding?

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

5. After what event was Mitchell brought in to interrogate KSM?

Short Essay Questions

1. What statistic does Gladwell provide in Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party" to support his claim that sexual assault is a problem in the modern age?

2. Which season and episode of Friends is discussed at length within Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?

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

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

5. For how many years had James Mitchell been studying interrogation techniques by the time he questioned KSM?

6. Who is Meredith Kercher?

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

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

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

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

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