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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
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 third of these?
2. When did the show Sesame Street premiere?
3. Where was Gaeton Dugas from?
4. Howard Levanthal’s research showed that when each type of pamphlet included what, each category saw an increase in attendance to the vaccine clinic?
5. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, a typical score comes in around what number?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who helped to increase the “sticky factor” for Columbia Records? How?
2. According to the author, connectors operate in a variety of social niches. How does he compare Kevin Bacon and John Wayne?
3. What does the author state in reference to yawning in the Introduction?
4. How do connectors differ from normal people, according to the author?
5. How does the author relate the tipping point to weather in the Introduction?
6. What example does Malcolm Gladwell use first in Chapter 1 to illustrate his ideas? What premise does he begin with?
7. What contribution did Barbara Flagg make for the research on Sesame Street?
8. How does the author break down his first law introduced in Chapter 2?
9. What example does Gladwell use first in illustrating a super-connector in Chapter 2?
10. What test did the author develop to determine a person’s likelihood to be a connector?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Paul Revere and the American Revolution. How does Gladwell describe the events of Revere’s famous ride? In what ways does Revere illustrate the power of connectors? Why, according to the author, was Revere so successful?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the success of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and the author’s attribution of that success to the power of small groups. How do small groups serve to influence the larger population? How does Rebecca Wells’s novel lend itself to book clubs?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Tom Gau, Brian Mullen, Peter Jennings, and Howard Friedman. What did researchers discover about the influence Peter Jennings had on presidential elections during the 1980s? What are examples of newscasters today who share this influence? How are mavens illustrated by these examples?
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