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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Kitty Genovese stabbed to death?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1979.

2. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, few people score over what number?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

3. Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in what neighborhood of Queens, New York?
(a) Astoria.
(b) Greenpoint.
(c) Kew Gardens.
(d) Rockaway Beach.

4. When did Gaeton Dugas die?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1984.

5. While connectors collect relationships, mavens collect what, according to the author?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Information.
(c) Groups.
(d) Financial backing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?

2. Paul Revere is someone the author considers to be what?

3. Gaeton Dugas claimed to have slept with over how many people?

4. The author points out that the outbreak of syphilis in Baltimore slowed during what season?

5. In Chapter 2, Gladwell explains the Law of the Few, which he splits further into three classes of people. Which is the second of these?

(see the answer key)

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