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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. Chapter 9: "KSM" focuses on how many groups battling over a particular resource?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. In what year was Daniel Pearl beheaded on video?
(a) 1988.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2005.

3. What is the name of the complex figure test described in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Oster-Miller.
(b) Rey-Osterrieth.
(c) Jones-Davidson.
(d) Miller-Ray.

4. For which newspaper did Daniel Pearl work?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The Cascadia Weekly.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

5. The survey discussed in the chapter about Amanda Knox was focused on which subject?
(a) Hobbies.
(b) Work.
(c) Deception.
(d) Sexual identity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the M in KSM stand for?

3. What does the K in KSM stand for?

4. Gladwell states that Part Three of the book attempts to answer what kind of puzzle?

5. Who said that KSM's comments about Daniel Pearl disturbed him the most?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where are the Trobriand Islands?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Who or what is KSM?

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

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