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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Increasing real estate prices.
(b) Closing factories.
(c) New train lines.
(d) Smaller family size.

2. What is the name of the valley in which David and Goliath faced off?
(a) Shephelah.
(b) Judaean.
(c) Elah.
(d) Aijalon.

3. What will be the consequence for the loser’s people, in the single combat of David and Goliath?
(a) Taxation.
(b) Exile.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Genocide.

4. What does Gladwell say the average class size is now, at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 28.
(b) 22.
(c) 15.
(d) 6.

5. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?
(a) Retention rates.
(b) Graduation rates.
(c) He does not define a metric.
(d) Grade point average.

6. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) New York.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) Connecticut.

7. Who was the king of the Israelites when David fought Goliath?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham.
(c) David.
(d) Saul.

8. What does Gladwell say is the benefit of bigger classes?
(a) Less stress on the teacher.
(b) More attention for each student.
(c) More diversity.
(d) More resources for each student.

9. Where does Gladwell say local slingers played a decisive role against an invading army?
(a) Rubicon against the Gauls.
(b) Thermopylae against the Persians.
(c) Sicily against the Greeks.
(d) Actium against the Egyptians.

10. How many paintings would painters submit to the Salon each year?
(a) Five to six.
(b) One.
(c) Ten to twelve.
(d) Two to three.

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

12. How does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s opponents responded to his strategy?
(a) They got angry.
(b) They adapted.
(c) They fouled more.
(d) They improved their skills.

13. What does David do after he stuns Goliath?
(a) Releases him.
(b) Makes him his slave.
(c) Cuts off his head.
(d) Stabs him in the heart.

14. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, when the weaker countries use guerilla tactics, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?
(a) 44%.
(b) 63%.
(c) 29%.
(d) 55%.

15. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé felt about his opponents’ view of him?
(a) He was patient with their frustration.
(b) He fed off their anger.
(c) He relished their respect.
(d) He did not care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell get wrong about Affirmative Action?

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

3. How much does Gladwell say per-pupil spending increased in the U.S. from 1996 to 2004?

4. What is the trait that allowed IKEA CEO Kamprad to pull off moving his production facilities to Poland?

5. Who did T. E. Lawrence lead against the Turks?

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