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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Each episode of Blue’s Clues airs for how many consecutive days?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. 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?
(a) Salesmen.
(b) Mercenaries.
(c) Mavens.
(d) Connectors.

3. The young men who attempted to mug Bernie Goetz demanded how much money from him?
(a) $50.
(b) $20.
(c) $100.
(d) $5.

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

5. In concluding Chapter 4, Gladwell states that what affects a person's reactions to a given situation more than parental wishes or guidance?
(a) Sense of logic.
(b) Peers.
(c) Personal integrity.
(d) Religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was adapted to film in what year?

2. What does the author consider to be the second of the three rules of epidemics?

3. What refers to the displeasing feeling of fear and concern?

4. 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?

5. The author describes an advertising agent for Columbia Record Club who encouraged viewers to look for what in the magazine ads in Chapter 3?

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