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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. What computer language does Joy help create?
(a) HTML.
(b) COBAL.
(c) JAVA.
(d) FORTRAN.

2. 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.

3. What is the computer center where Joy goes to college like at that time?
(a) Just beginning.
(b) In the top 25 percent of university computer programs.
(c) In the top 10 percent of university computer programs.
(d) The best in the world.

4. Why does Joe Flom have trouble getting a job after college?
(a) From being Hispanic.
(b) Because he did not make good grades in college.
(c) From being Irish.
(d) From being Jewish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gladwell say Asian cultures value?

3. Where does Joe Flom grow up?

4. When is Joe Flom born?

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

(see the answer key)

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