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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter two: Teresa DeBrito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of a basketball court does Gladwell say most teams concede to their opponents?
(a) 50%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 80%.

2. Where does David’s stone hit Goliath?
(a) Heart.
(b) Nose.
(c) Jaw.
(d) Forehead.

3. What danger does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s men encountered along the way to Aqaba?
(a) Enemy aircraft.
(b) Land mines.
(c) Enemy spies.
(d) Poisonous snakes.

4. What does Gladwell say was T. E. Lawrence’s primary target, which he made multiple strikes against?
(a) A railway line.
(b) A harbor.
(c) A refinery.
(d) A city.

5. What was Vivek Ranadivé’s first principle of coaching?
(a) To play excellent basketball, win or lose.
(b) To win at all costs.
(c) Not to raise his voice.
(d) To have fun first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the California governor announced plans to reduce class size?

2. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

3. In the English expression Gladwell quotes, how many generations does it take for families who get rich to be poor again?

4. How tall does Gladwell say Goliath likely was?

5. What error does Gladwell say we make about Goliath?

(see the answer key)

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