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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6, Harlan, Kentucky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours does one have to practice something to become an expert?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) It depends upon how complex the task is.
(d) 10,000.

2. In what year does Joy start college?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1971.

3. Who are the Hatfields and McCoys?
(a) The owners of the most profitable coal mines in West Virginia.
(b) Another feuding family in Kentucky.
(c) Two other garment-industry families in Tennessee.
(d) The most wealthy families in Kentucky.

4. What is the Memorial Cup?
(a) The highest trophy of the Swedish Hockey League.
(b) The highest trophy of the Canadian Hockey League.
(c) The highest trophy of the Russian Hockey League.
(d) The highest trophy of the American Hockey League.

5. What does Gladwell delay discussing until the next chapter?
(a) Why highly intelligent people are seldom successful.
(b) The rest of Terman's story.
(c) How to use innate intelligence even if you do not have a high IQ.
(d) The rest of Langan's story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langan do after dropping out of the second college?

2. What college does Joy attend?

3. Where does Langan once make an appearance that Gladwell mentions?

4. What does Gladwell address before he finishes the story about Chris Langan?

5. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?

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