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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood initially sold how many copies in hardcover?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 15,000.

2. Bernie Goetz’s parents were immigrants from where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

3. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?
(a) 1961-1962.
(b) 1958-1959.
(c) 1994-1995.
(d) 1987-1988.

4. Who developed an invaluable tool for Sesame Street called the distracter?
(a) Howard Friedman.
(b) Ed Palmer.
(c) Barbara Flagg.
(d) John Bartlett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the New York City Subway system came under new directorship at the height of crime problems, the second area of change was what?

2. Where is Lois Weisberg from?

3. In concluding Chapter 4, Gladwell states that what affects a person's reactions to a given situation more than parental wishes or guidance?

4. Philip Zimbardo is president of what project at the university where he works?

5. Who does the author cite as a prototypical maven who is "almost pathologically helpful"?

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