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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was convicted of the murder of Kitty Genovese?
(a) James Moorland.
(b) Ted Bundy.
(c) William Dupre.
(d) Winston Moseley.

2. What researcher from Johns Hopkins University blames the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore on the breakdown of medical services in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) Darnell McGee.
(b) John Potterat.
(c) John Bartlett.
(d) John Zenilman.

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

4. What was the cause in the spike of syphilis cases in Baltimore, according to the Centers for Disease Control?
(a) Heroin.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Crack cocaine.
(d) Rat infestation.

5. On what date does the author describe a young boy overhearing news of the British invasion in Chapter 2?
(a) April 18, 1775.
(b) September 16, 1776.
(c) June 16, 1775.
(d) July 4, 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What brand of cigarettes became sticky when they used a grammatical faux pas in an advertising campaign according to the author in Chapter 1?

3. Lois Weisberg was responsible for the establishment of what renowned program, which gathered youths to a vacant block downtown to make art?

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 third of these?

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