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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 5, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was from the beginning what publishers refer to as what?
(a) A “summer beach read.”
(b) An “ambivalent book.”
(c) A “book-group book.”
(d) A “magazine book.”

2. What is the name of Methodism’s founder?
(a) Howard Friedman.
(b) John Wesley.
(c) John Potterat.
(d) George Whitfield.

3. Who does the author describe as “an orator of such power and charisma that, it was said, he once charmed a five-pound contribution out of Benjamin Franklin”?
(a) Howard Friedman.
(b) John Potterat.
(c) John Wesley.
(d) George Whitfield.

4. What is a term used to describe the use of drugs or other self-soothing forms of behavior to treat untreated and often undiagnosed mental distress?
(a) Self-medication.
(b) Addiction.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Care management.

5. Who became director the of the New York City Subway system at the height of the crime problems, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Darnell McGee.
(b) Barbara Flagg.
(c) Mark Alpert.
(d) David Gunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as the greatest predictor for their smoking patterns, according to the author in Chapter 7?

2. What imposes automatic punishment for infractions of a stated rule with the intention of eliminating undesirable conduct?

3. One of the studies from Chapter 4 tested a large group of schoolchildren in order to pick out an honest group among them. Schoolchildren who did not cheat in earlier studies did cheat in the same tests given how much later?

4. How many young men closed in on Bernie Goetz in an attempt to mug him on the subway?

5. Who is the author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is channel capacity, and what importance does it have, according to the author?

2. What key figures in trends does the author describe in Chapter 6?

3. How does the author describe the success of book clubs in Chapter 5?

4. What was “fare beating” and why was it not prosecuted before the New York City Subway system got a new director?

5. What example does the author give from The Psychology of Rumor in Chapter 6?

6. How does the author describe the importance of groups in Chapter 5?

7. How does the author describe New York City crime when Bernie Goetz’s case took place?

8. Who took over as director of the New York City Subway during the 1980s? What was first on his agenda?

9. According to the author, a teenager who begins smoking will not develop an addiction threshold for up to three years. Given this, how does Gladwell propose prevention of regular smokers?

10. How does the author describe the work of Robin Dunbar in Chapter 5?

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