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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) “Ten Degrees of Kevin Bacon.”
(b) “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.”
(c) “Six Degrees of Separation.”
(d) “Seven Degrees of Separation.”

3. Roger Horchow scored well over what number on Gladwell's connector test in Chapter 2?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 600.
(d) 500.

4. 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.

5. Lois Weisberg was responsible for the establishment of what renowned program, which gathered youths to a vacant block downtown to make art?
(a) Central Park Gallery.
(b) Art Union Square.
(c) Seattle Gateway.
(d) Gallery 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, few people score over what number?

2. 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?

3. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, people are given a random selection of last names from what?

4. What designer called and wanted to use Hush Puppies Shoes in his spring collection during their resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?

5. What refers to a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when an animal observes the same action performed by another?

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