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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8, Rice Paddies and Math Tests.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what are of the world are the highest-scoring students in the field of math?
(a) North America.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

2. Gladwell says the Borgenichts are successful but never what?
(a) Pretentious.
(b) Dishonest.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Ambitious.

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

4. How often does the rice farmer have to tend to the rice paddies?
(a) Just in the Spring.
(b) Two or three times a month.
(c) Continually.
(d) Just in the summer.

5. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?
(a) Codes for the university's class schedules.
(b) Unlimited time on the computer.
(c) Codes for using all the available programs.
(d) Codes for the university's grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bill Joy?

2. How are rice plants weeded and harvested?

3. What opportunity does Joy have that few students had at that time?

4. What does access via terminals replace at Joy's college?

5. What does Gladwell say Asian cultures value?

(see the answer key)

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