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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. What is the first name of Mitchell, the man who was sent to interrogate KSM?
(a) James.
(b) Jasper.
(c) John.
(d) Jake.

2. What does the M in KSM stand for?
(a) Mukhtar.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Munyon.
(d) Muhar.

3. What is the name of the complex figure test described in Chapter 9: "KSM"?
(a) Oster-Miller.
(b) Rey-Osterrieth.
(c) Miller-Ray.
(d) Jones-Davidson.

4. From what country did the two heroes who tackled Brock Turner originally hail?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Sweden.

5. In what year did Spanish social scientists conduct a study of the population of the Trobriand Islands?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Knox's murder trial take place?

2. What does the R stand for in the acronym SERE?

3. Gladwell attempts to link the topic of misunderstanding to what other topic within Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party"?

4. In what year was Daniel Pearl beheaded on video?

5. What number episode within its season is the episode Gladwell discusses in Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion did James Mitchell and Bruce Jensen reach regarding the three most effective interrogation techniques?

2. Who or what is KSM?

3. For what reason was Amanda Knox able to be tried in two different criminal trials for the same alleged crime?

4. For what reason did two social scientists visit the Trobriand Islands in 2013?

5. For what purpose was James Mitchell called upon by the U.S. government in March of 2003?

6. Who is Meredith Kercher?

7. Where are the Trobriand Islands?

8. What does the acronym SERE stand for?

9. Over what element does Gladwell say interrogators and terrorists continually battle?

10. How long did it take for interrogators to get KSM to talk and why?

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