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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company that produces Hush Puppies Shoes?
(a) Peppermill.
(b) Wolverine.
(c) Adidas.
(d) Entourage.

2. 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) Salesmen.
(c) Mercenaries.
(d) Mavens.

3. Where was Gaeton Dugas from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Great Britain.

4. Not only do connectors know many people; they also operate in a variety of what, according to the author?
(a) Platitudes.
(b) Government offices.
(c) Social niches.
(d) Countries.

5. 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?
(a) Crime listings.
(b) Facebook.
(c) The phone book.
(d) The obituaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Lois Weisberg from?

2. According to the author’s sources, how many patients visited Baltimore’s sexually transmitted disease clinics in the year from 1990-1991?

3. 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?

4. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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