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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What refers to casual drinking in a social setting without an intent to get drunk?
2. What British anthropologist developed a ratio between the size of an animal's neocortex and the size of the animal's social group?
3. In 1993, Airwalk was a $16 million company. In 1995 it had sales of how much?
4. Bernie Goetz’s parents were immigrants from where?
5. What refers to the science or study of the origin, development, organization and functioning of human society?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was “fare beating” and why was it not prosecuted before the New York City Subway system got a new director?
2. How does the author describe the incident that made Bernie Goetz famous?
3. According to the author, a teenager who begins smoking will not develop an addiction threshold for up to three years. Given this, how does Gladwell propose prevention of regular smokers?
4. What is channel capacity, and what importance does it have, according to the author?
5. How does the author describe the success of Minister John Wesley in Chapter 5?
6. What key figures in trends does the author describe in Chapter 6?
7. How does the author describe the publication of Rebecca Wells's novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in Chapter 5?
8. How does the author describe the importance of groups in Chapter 5?
9. How does the author describe the work of Robin Dunbar in Chapter 5?
10. What has been the failure of many anti-smoking campaigns, according to the author? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the crime statistics in New York City and their dramatic drop from the 1980s to today. When did crime begin to decline? What experts cite changes in crack use, age and economy? When was crime at its highest point?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the success of Blue’s Clues and the research that goes into the show’s development. How large is the team of researchers for the show? What elements of the show have evolved since its inception?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Law of the Few as it applies to Darnell McGee and Gaeton Dugas. When were McGee and Dugas infected with HIV? Where and how did they contribute to the spread of the disease? If connectors such as McGee and Dugas had not existed, would AIDS and HIV be as prevalent as it is today? Why or why not?
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