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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?
(a) 1961-1962.
(b) 1987-1988.
(c) 1994-1995.
(d) 1958-1959.

2. Researchers prior to Blue's Clues believed that children could not follow what?
(a) Subtle symbolism.
(b) A nonlinear narrative.
(c) Dancing letters.
(d) A plot.

3. Where is Lois Weisberg from?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

4. Howard Levanthal’s research showed that when each type of pamphlet included what, each category saw an increase in attendance to the vaccine clinic?
(a) A map to the campus health center.
(b) Photographs of diseased people.
(c) Explanations of the vaccine.
(d) Commentary from doctors.

5. Paul Revere is someone the author considers to be what?
(a) A maven.
(b) A connector.
(c) A salesman.
(d) An antagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, few people score over what number?

2. What was Joan Ganz Cooney’s first television program?

3. Who assembled the team that developed Blue's Clues?

4. Lois Weisberg occupies how many different social circles, according to the author in Chapter 2?

5. What refers to a social psychological phenomenon where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present?

(see the answer key)

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