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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 1, The Matthew Effect.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What time period is the first example of an outlier from?
(a) The last decade of the 19th century.
(b) Mid-to late 20th century.
(c) The first decade of the 21st century.
(d) The first half of the 20th century.
2. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?
(a) Just names and position.
(b) Names, position, birth date, hometown.
(c) Just birth date.
(d) Just names and hometown.
3. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?
(a) If they are born in the summer, they practice more.
(b) There is no likelihood that one child will stand out over another.
(c) They are called first to play on teams.
(d) They have more growth than the younger ones of the same year.
4. What does Gladwell say about the residents of Roseto as far as their health?
(a) They are remarkably healthy compared to other Americans.
(b) He does not mention their health.
(c) They are average compared to other Americans.
(d) They are poorer than average compared to other Americans.
5. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?
(a) An experiment in moving from a lower to middle class.
(b) An American version of their Italian homeland.
(c) An experiment in liberality.
(d) An American version of the structure of European society.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Wolf learn when he examines the diets of the people of Roseto?
2. From what town in Europe are most of the early residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania?
3. Who is most likely to get into gifted programs in the school system Gladwell mentions?
4. What do some players from the highest young people's hockey team sometimes go on to do?
5. What does the town of Roseto have in great abundance when Wolf is conducting his investigations?
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