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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old does Gladwell say Ranadivé was, when he came to the U.S.?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.
2. How did Brian Grazer turn his dyslexia into an advantage?
(a) By learning to listen really well.
(b) By learning to argue for better grades.
(c) By learning to read very deliberately.
(d) By learning roundabout ways to learn.
3. What was Vivek Ranadivé’s first principle of coaching?
(a) To win at all costs.
(b) Not to raise his voice.
(c) To have fun first.
(d) To play excellent basketball, win or lose.
4. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?
(a) Degas.
(b) Cézanne.
(c) Pisarro.
(d) Monet.
5. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?
(a) The plateau effect.
(b) Diminishing marginal returns.
(c) The sweet-spot theory.
(d) Stagnation level.
Short Answer Questions
1. What modern weapon does Gladwell compare David’s slung stone to?
2. How many miles a day does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s troops could cover?
3. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?
4. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?
5. When were the Impressionists working toward recognition?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Harvard’s theory of the “happy bottom quarter” (90)?
2. What is the lesson Gladwell wants us to take from his parable of David and Goliath?
3. In what way does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s girls are similar to Lawrence of Arabia?
4. What does Gladwell say caused the changing demographics of Shepaug Valley Middle School in Connecticut?
5. How does Gladwell characterize Goliath’s size and equipment?
6. What does Gladwell say is the conventional wisdom about class size in schools?
7. What are the physiological flaws Gladwell identifies in Goliath’s body type?
8. How does Gladwell say dyslexia prepared Brian Grazer to be a movie producer?
9. What is the moral of the parable Gladwell tells about the Impressionist painters?
10. What does Gladwell say is the advantage David has over Goliath?
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