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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Stewart Wolf?
(a) One of Gladwell's co-researchers.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A physician and professor.

2. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?
(a) Polio.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Strokes.

3. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?
(a) They are called first to play on teams.
(b) There is no likelihood that one child will stand out over another.
(c) If they are born in the summer, they practice more.
(d) They have more growth than the younger ones of the same year.

4. What does Gladwell say has a threshold?
(a) Tolerance.
(b) The accuracy of IQ tests.
(c) Statistics.
(d) Intelligence.

5. Through what age range are the school children tracked?
(a) From very young through into their adult lives.
(b) From very young until ninth grade.
(c) From very young up until graduation from high school.
(d) From very young until graduation from college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Stanford-Binet test?

2. With whom does Wolf speak at Roseto?

3. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?

4. What does Gladwell say about the residents of Roseto as far as their health?

5. What band does Gladwell examine in this chapter?

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