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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the science of the mind or of mental states and processes?
(a) Epidemiology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Anthropology.

2. To become a regular smoker, a person must reach their what, according to the author in Chapter 7?
(a) Psychological threshold.
(b) Addiction threshold.
(c) Anxiety threshold.
(d) Peer-induced barrier.

3. What was Bernie Goetz dubbed by the New York press following the incident on the subway?
(a) “The Subway Vigilante.”
(b) “The Gun Shaker.”
(c) “The Gotham Avenger.”
(d) “The White Dragon.”

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

5. On what television station does Blue’s Clues air?
(a) Nickelodeon.
(b) Public Broadcasting Station.
(c) The Disney Channel.
(d) National Educational Television.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 5, the Methodist movement became epidemic in England and North America in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, tipping from 20,000 to how many followers in the U.S. in the 1780s?

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

3. Gladwell proposes that if tobacco companies would only lower what, it would lower the likelihood that a social smoker would become a regular smoker in their teen years?

4. The young men who attempted to mug Bernie Goetz were from where?

5. When was Joan Ganz Cooney born?

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