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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: "Step Out of the Car" and Part One: Spies and Diplomats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Chamberlain write a letter soon after meeting Hitler?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

2. During which month of the year did Aspillaga defect from Cuba?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) June.

3. Gladwell begins Chapter 2: Getting to Know der Fuhrer by discussing the former prime minister of what location?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) Australia.

4. Who made plans to have tea with Hitler on two different occasions?
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Vladamir Lenin.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Winston Churchill.

5. At the end of Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge, Gladwell asks, "Why can't we tell when a stranger in front of us is" (27) taking what action?
(a) Lying.
(b) Plotting.
(c) Hurting.
(d) Prevaricating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately happened after Montezuma II was taken hostage by the Spanish?

2. How did Hitler respond to the question about whether he intended to be satisfied once he had taken Sudetenland?

3. What rank did Aspillaga hold within the Cuban military at one time, according to Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge?

4. What is the first name of Officer Encinia, the policeman who arrested Sandra Bland in 2015?

5. How many million people within Montezuma II's kingdom died as a result of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men?

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