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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Harlan settled?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1890.

2. What can Chinese farmers do if they produce more than the taxed amount?
(a) Keep it.
(b) They are only allowed to produce a certain amount.
(c) Gladwell does not say.
(d) Share it.

3. What did the early American educational theorists claim about long hours of school?
(a) It endgenders a strong working ethic.
(b) It keeps young people out of trouble.
(c) It engenders strong morals.
(d) It results in over stimulating the mind.

4. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?
(a) Heart attacks.
(b) Car accidents.
(c) Infectious diseases.
(d) Stroke.

5. When is Joe Flom born?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1930s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does it crash?

2. To whom does Gladwell compare Oppenheimer?

3. What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?

4. What is a proxy war?

5. How are children grouped to play hockey in the country Gladwell discusses?

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