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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter eight: Wilma Derksen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Freireich say he was raised by?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) An Irish maid.
(c) His sister.
(d) His aunt.

2. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 750,000.

3. Who did T. E. Lawrence lead against the Turks?
(a) Arabs.
(b) Kurds.
(c) Palestinians.
(d) Syrians.

4. How does Gladwell characterize the Brer Rabbit tales for the people who told them?
(a) Promises.
(b) Negotiations.
(c) Prophecies.
(d) Wish fulfillments.

5. When did Bill Hudson take the famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?

2. How does “relative deprivation” explain the greater sense of dissatisfaction in the Air Force than in the Military Police, according to Sam Stouffer’s study (78)?

3. How far does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence took his troops into the desert, to circumvent the city of Aqaba?

4. What does Gladwell say the British war planners feared from German aerial bombardment in London?

5. Who was most likely to be in Harvard’s “happy bottom quarter” (90)?

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