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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter four: David Boies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the trait that allowed IKEA CEO Kamprad to pull off moving his production facilities to Poland?
(a) Negotiating skills.
(b) Micromanaging.
(c) Foresight.
(d) Patience.

3. What is the one factor Gladwell seems to measure college success by?
(a) Richness of expression.
(b) Depth of understanding.
(c) Relevance of insights.
(d) Income upon graduation.

4. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?
(a) Monet.
(b) Degas.
(c) Pisarro.
(d) Cézanne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be the consequence for the loser’s people, in the single combat of David and Goliath?

2. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?

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

4. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?

5. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?

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