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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does this band seem to come out of nowhere to rocket to stardom?
(a) 1970s.
(b) Late 1950s.
(c) Mid-1980s.
(d) 1960s.

2. What does Gladwell say one has to have to gain success?
(a) High intelligence and a good family life.
(b) Just high intelligence.
(c) Just smart enough.
(d) High intelligence and motivation.

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

4. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?
(a) An outlier.
(b) A progressive town.
(c) A place with above average numbers of high achievers.
(d) A failure in public welfare.

5. What do some players from the highest young people's hockey team sometimes go on to do?
(a) There is no common thing that some of the young people do.
(b) Teach hockey in colleges.
(c) Play professionally.
(d) Coach professional hockey teams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Langan earn a scholarship to college?

2. What does Gladwell say is required for someone to succeed?

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

4. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?

5. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?

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