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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bernie Goetz dubbed by the New York press following the incident on the subway?
(a) “The Gun Shaker.”
(b) “The Subway Vigilante.”
(c) “The Gotham Avenger.”
(d) “The White Dragon.”

2. Who conducted an analysis of the spread of hybrid seed corn in Green County, Iowa, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) Todd Kessler and Tom Gau.
(b) Rebecca Smith and Fannie Anderson.
(c) Chad Farmer and David Gunn.
(d) Bruce Ryan and Neal Gross.

3. Bernie Goetz’s parents were immigrants from where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

4. Teenage girls in Los Angeles were noticed dressing like Mexican gangsters in what was referred to as what look?
(a) “The gringo.”
(b) “The Pulp Fiction.”
(c) “The Cyndi Lauper.”
(d) “The wife beater.”

5. In Chapter 2, Gladwell explains the Law of the Few, which he splits further into three classes of people. Which is the third of these?
(a) Connectors.
(b) Mavens.
(c) Mercenaries.
(d) Salesmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In concluding Chapter 4, Gladwell states that what affects a person's reactions to a given situation more than parental wishes or guidance?

2. According to the author in Chapter 6, the Airwalk company developed a cult following and built up a business earning how much yearly after only a few years?

3. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, a typical score comes in around what number?

4. According to the author in Chapter 6, an average heroin addict goes through how many needles a day?

5. When the New York City Subway system came under new directorship at the height of crime problems, the first area of change became what?

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