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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter three: Caroline Sacks.

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. How much does Gladwell say Goliath’s armor likely weighed?
(a) 40 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

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

4. According to Gladwell, where did most Salon paintings take their themes from?
(a) Live forms.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Nature.

5. When did the Impressionists go out on their own, and form their own exhibition?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1860.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?

2. How many miles a day does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s troops could cover?

3. What does Gladwell say makes parenting more difficult for wealthier parents?

4. What does Gladwell say caused Goliath’s enormous size?

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

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