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Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers: The Story of Success Quiz

Malcolm Gladwell
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Outliers: The Story of Success Quiz

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1)

What does Gladwell call having a higher IQ? (from Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1)

A blessing.
A curse.
A liability.
An advantage.
2)

What does Gladwell say about his great-great-great grandmother? (from Epilogue, A Jamaican Story)

She was from Peru.
She was a slave.
She was educated in England.
She was part of a mass exodus from Jamaica.
3)

Where does Langan grow up? (from Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2)

Montana.
Michigan.
Wyoming.
South Dakota.
4)

What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player? (from Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1)

He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.
He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.
He does not write about basket ball players.
He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.
5)

What does Oppenheimer have difficulty with when he is young? (from Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2)

Emotional instability.
His family life.
School.
His social life.
6)

What is one type of work Joe Flom does when he is just out of college? (from Part 1, Chapter 5, The Three Lessons of Joe Flom)

Working with indigent patients at a public hospital.
A take over of a public company.
Buying and selling goods at trade shows.
Whatever he is told to do.
7)

Who are from Jamaica? (from Epilogue, A Jamaican Story)

Gladwell's in-laws.
The next door neighbors of Gladwell.
The family down the street from Gladwell's house.
Gladwell's ancestors.
8)

What does William MacMillan write about after he visits Jamaica? (from Epilogue, A Jamaican Story)

The excellent school system.
The disease that is rampant.
The poor conditions of its school system.
The devaluation of former slaves.
9)

Why does Joe Flom have trouble getting a job after college? (from Part 1, Chapter 5, The Three Lessons of Joe Flom)

From being Hispanic.
From being Irish.
Because he did not make good grades in college.
From being Jewish.
10)

How is Langan's family situated financially? (from Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2)

Very wealthy.
Upper class.
Very poor.
Middle class.
11)

What does Korean airlines realize is a large part of their problem? (from Part 2, Chapter 7, The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes)

Their lack of good mechanics.
Their pay structure.
Their old planes.
Their cultural legacy.
12)

Who are the Borgenichts? (from Part 1, Chapter 5, The Three Lessons of Joe Flom)

A family in the garment industry in New York.
A family of lawyers from New England.
A group who eschew luxury.
A family of vintners in New York.
13)

Why does Langan despair of publishing his theory? (from Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2)

It would be considered too wacky.
No credentials.
It is not finished.
It is unprovable.
14)

From what are of the world are the highest-scoring students in the field of math? (from Part 2, Chapter 8, Rice Paddies and Math Tests)

Asia.
South America.
North America.
Europe.
15)

What does Gladwell say one has to have to gain success? (from Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1)

High intelligence and motivation.
Just high intelligence.
High intelligence and a good family life.
Just smart enough.
16)

What do the pilots instruments indicate? (from Part 2, Chapter 7, The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes)

He is lower than he expects to be.
He has lots of fuel.
He is out of fuel.
He is higher than he expects to be.
17)

What can Chinese farmers do if they produce more than the taxed amount? (from Part 2, Chapter 8, Rice Paddies and Math Tests)

Keep it.
Gladwell does not say.
Share it.
They are only allowed to produce a certain amount.
18)

What is the most important thing in the type of culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky? (from Part 2, Chapter 6, Harlan, Kentucky)

Frugal living.
Love of the land.
Loyalty to clan or family.
Loyalty to country.
19)

What does Gladwell say about reading schools at the end of one year compared to at the beginning of the next year? (from Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain)

The most average studentsstudents make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
The poorest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
The smartest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
Only the very brightest students students make progress in their reading skills over the summer.
20)

Who are Donald and Daisy? (from Epilogue, A Jamaican Story)

Gladwell's parents.
Gladwell's maternal grandparents.
Gladwell's paternal grandparents.
Gladwell's children.
21)

Of what heritage is Joe Flom? (from Part 1, Chapter 5, The Three Lessons of Joe Flom)

Irish.
Hispanic.
Arab.
Jewish.
22)

From what region of the country are the angriest subjects? (from Part 2, Chapter 6, Harlan, Kentucky)

South.
Midwest.
They are all equally angry.
North.
23)

What is one way in which Flom's life is affected by the second lesson of Joe Flom? (from Part 1, Chapter 5, The Three Lessons of Joe Flom)

He is born in a time when there is a high birth rate in the United States.
He is born in a time when the laws are favorable for Jewish people in the United States.
He is born in a time when there is a low birth rate in the United States.
He is born in a time when law is not a popular field in the United States.
24)

How many people are killed in the crash of flight 801? (from Part 2, Chapter 7, The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes)

155.
103.
228.
208.
25)

How does Terman find appropriate subjects for his research? (from Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1)

By sifting through school records.
By observing students on the play ground.
By asking for volunteers.
By asking teachers' opinions.
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