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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. What does Gladwell call having a higher IQ?
(a) An advantage.
(b) A liability.
(c) A curse.
(d) A blessing.

2. At what university does Lewis Terman teach?
(a) MIT.
(b) Stanford.
(c) UC Berkeley.
(d) UCLA.

3. What company does Joy co-found?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Intel.
(c) Sun Microsystems.
(d) IBM.

4. What does access via terminals replace at Joy's college?
(a) Loading one application at a time.
(b) Access only via the mainframe.
(c) Access via the telephone.
(d) Limited access via one computer in the lab.

5. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?
(a) Wool.
(b) Farming.
(c) Slate quarry.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?

2. When does Wolf visit Roseto?

3. What does Gladwell say has a threshold?

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

5. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?

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