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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Paul Revere’s occupation?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Silversmith.
(d) Goldsmith.

2. What was the nickname of Darnell McGee?
(a) “Big Man.”
(b) “Pawn Boy.”
(c) “Skater.”
(d) “Boss Man.”

3. Howard Levanthal distributed pamphlets to seniors about what kind of vaccinations, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Herpes.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tetanus.
(d) Polio.

4. When the New York City Subway system came under new directorship at the height of crime problems, the second area of change was what?
(a) Fare beating.
(b) Random drug searches.
(c) Graffiti.
(d) Drinking on subways.

5. Unlike Sesame Street, which tested a third of its episodes, the Blue's Clues research team field tested every episode how many times?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roger Horchow scored well over what number on Gladwell's connector test in Chapter 2?

2. What is a trivia game that rests on the assumption that any individual involved in the Hollywood, California film industry can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon?

3. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?

4. In what year was Kitty Genovese stabbed to death?

5. Who developed an invaluable tool for Sesame Street called the distracter?

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