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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. According to the author’s sources, how many patients visited Baltimore’s sexually transmitted disease clinics in the year from 1990-1991?
2. What was the cause in the spike of syphilis cases in Baltimore, according to the Centers for Disease Control?
3. In Gladwell's example from Chapter 3, the researchers at Sesame Street showed an episode where a character danced around and letters entered from various points of the screen. Though the episode held the children's attention, the eye movement sensor found that the children watched what?
4. A well-known saying states that twenty percent of the people do what percent of the work?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gladwell introduce the book? What three rules for the tipping point does the author give in the introduction?
2. How does the author describe Tom Gau? What does Gau do?
3. Why do connectors start trends while normal people do not, according to the author?
4. How does the author use cigarettes to illustrate the Stickiness Factor in Chapter 1?
5. How does the author describe mavens in Chapter 2?
6. What did Howard Levanthal deduce from his study?
7. What contribution did Barbara Flagg make for the research on Sesame Street?
8. What example does Gladwell use first in illustrating a super-connector in Chapter 2?
9. How does the author break down his first law introduced in Chapter 2?
10. Who was Gaeton Dugas? What was his role in the spread of HIV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the success of Blue’s Clues and the research that goes into the show’s development. How large is the team of researchers for the show? What elements of the show have evolved since its inception?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”. Who claims to have first originated the game? What are the rules entailed? What statistics surround the game? Why does Kevin Bacon work for this game better than some other actors? How does this game illustrate the power of connectors?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the life and work of Mark Alpert and analyze Alpert’s role in epidemic trends. How does the author describe Alpert’s personality? How does this differ from a connector?
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