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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. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 0 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

2. What firms are run by Christian men who live in the suburbs?
(a) Black tie law firms.
(b) White shoe law firms.
(c) Black shoe law firms.
(d) White shirt law firms.

3. What is one type of work Joe Flom does when he is just out of college?
(a) Working with indigent patients at a public hospital.
(b) Whatever he is told to do.
(c) A take over of a public company.
(d) Buying and selling goods at trade shows.

4. What is one way in which Flom's life is affected by the second lesson of Joe Flom?
(a) He is born in a time when law is not a popular field in the United States.
(b) He is born in a time when the laws are favorable for Jewish people in the United States.
(c) He is born in a time when there is a low birth rate in the United States.
(d) He is born in a time when there is a high birth rate in the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second lesson of Joe Flom?

2. What does Gladwell say Asian cultures value?

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

4. What does the ground have to be like for a successful rice paddy?

5. Who are the Borgenichts?

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