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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. Who are the Borgenichts?
(a) A family of vintners in New York.
(b) A family of lawyers from New England.
(c) A group who eschew luxury.
(d) A family in the garment industry in New York.

2. What do the Borgenichts have that is in demand in the United States?
(a) Knowledge of wine making.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Skills as artists.
(d) Skills as tailors.

3. Where does Joe Flom grow up?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Washington, D. C.
(c) Newark.
(d) Miami.

4. What determines the amount of crops taken by the government each year?
(a) The weather.
(b) It is fixed.
(c) Any wars going on.
(d) It fluctuates depending on how much the government puts out.

5. How are these proxy wars characterized?
(a) Borderline illegal.
(b) Hostile and messy.
(c) Wasteful.
(d) Illegal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours does one have to practice something to become an expert?

2. What firms are run by Christian men who live in the suburbs?

3. Of what does Gladwell say he hopes his readers are skeptical?

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

5. What company does Joy co-found?

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