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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What western capital does Gladwell say Saigon resembled in the 1960s?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.
2. What kind of officers does Gladwell say were attracted to K-9 duty?
(a) Career policemen.
(b) Thugs.
(c) Straight shooters.
(d) Warriors.
3. How does Rosemary Lawlor explain why she was hooked on fighting the British?
(a) She said an injustice was thrust on her and she had to do something.
(b) She said the pay was good, for insurgent families.
(c) She said that the northern Irish resistance fighters treated her well.
(d) She said that she had already lost everything, so she might as well fight.
4. How does Gladwell characterize Konrad Kellen’s temperament?
(a) Aristocratic.
(b) A quiet team player.
(c) A meticulous worker.
(d) Fiercely independent.
5. What does Gladwell say was Wyatt Walker’s general principle for staging direct actions?
(a) They had to be flashy.
(b) They had to be powerful
(c) They had to be moveable.
(d) They had to build.
6. What does Gladwell say the British war planners feared from German aerial bombardment in London?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Panic.
(d) Lawlessness.
7. What was the occasion that brought the British army into Northern Ireland?
(a) A gun battle in Ballymurphy.
(b) Terrorist attacks in London.
(c) A riot in Lower Falls.
(d) Bombings in Belfast.
8. What message did Kellen bring to the U.S. government about the Viet Cong?
(a) That they were running out of material support.
(b) That they would never give up.
(c) That they were planning to bring the Russians into the war.
(d) That they were receiving more support than U.S. war planners knew about.
9. What childhood trauma did Dr. Freireich’s wife Haroldine share with him?
(a) Suffering abuse in school.
(b) Extreme poverty.
(c) A parent who killed themselves.
(d) Growing up in a war zone.
10. How does Gladwell say Martin Luther King Jr. prepared his team for their trip to Birmingham?
(a) By reading mock eulogies for each of them.
(b) By telling the team to leave if they were afraid.
(c) By praying to God for guidance
(d) By giving their spouses bonuses before they left.
11. What was Birmingham’s reputation in America at the time Hudson took his photo?
(a) The most dangerous city in America.
(b) The most violent city in America.
(c) The most racially divided city in America.
(d) The most progressive city in America.
12. What does Gladwell say Freireich’s mother did to keep the family together?
(a) Move in with her parents.
(b) Marry rich.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Work 18 hour days.
13. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?
(a) As a question of calculating costs and benefits.
(b) As a question of abstract values.
(c) As a question of personal connections.
(d) As a question of transcendent ideals.
14. How many children does Gladwell say were in jail after the first day of Wyatt Walker’s protests in Birmingham?
(a) 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,000.
15. What does Gladwell say geniuses require that prodigies do not?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Loving parents.
(c) Adverse conditions.
(d) Supportive surroundings.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Gladwell say the Troubles started in Northern Ireland?
2. What does Gladwell say the “remote misses” felt after surviving a bombing (132)?
3. What was the British army doing in Lower Falls, Belfast, while they instituted the curfew?
4. What role does Gladwell say Gouré liked to play in Paris?
5. How does Gladwell characterize Brer Rabbit in African-American culture?
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