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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) 1979.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1945.

2. What designer called and wanted to use Hush Puppies Shoes in his spring collection during their resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Janette Wilson.
(b) Oscar de la Renta.
(c) John Bartlett.
(d) Micole Biancosino.

3. According to one study, frequent viewers of Peter Jennings were more likely to vote for whom in the 1980s?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Dan Quayle.

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

5. What leading epidemiologist theorizes that the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore was caused by the diminishing of public housing?
(a) John Zenilman.
(b) John Bartlett.
(c) John Potterat.
(d) Darnell McGee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lois Weisberg occupies how many different social circles, according to the author in Chapter 2?

2. What refers to a social psychological phenomenon where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present?

3. What psychologist developed what he called the Affective Test to measure charisma?

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

5. Who was convicted of the murder of Kitty Genovese?

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