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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6, Harlan, Kentucky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Langan work on using his intelligence?
(a) A theory of instantaneous space travel.
(b) A theory of energy.
(c) A theory to suplement the 100 monkey theory.
(d) A theory of the universe.

2. Why does Langan drop out of the second college he attends?
(a) He hates the climate.
(b) He gets in trouble for breaking the rules.
(c) He hates the core required courses.
(d) His schedule is not flexible.

3. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?
(a) Most are all born close to midnight.
(b) Most are born in the first three months of the year.
(c) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.
(d) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.

4. Who is Bill Joy?
(a) A entrepreneur in the field of sports.
(b) An Apple programmer.
(c) A computer programmer.
(d) A entrepreneur in the field of art.

5. What is the computer center where Joy goes to college like at that time?
(a) Just beginning.
(b) In the top 25 percent of university computer programs.
(c) The best in the world.
(d) In the top 10 percent of university computer programs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what age range are the school children tracked?

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

3. Why does Langan lose his scholarship?

4. Where do Cohen and Nisbett conduct an experiment?

5. What occasionally erupts into violence and murder?

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