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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. What does Langan work on using his intelligence?
(a) A theory to suplement the 100 monkey theory.
(b) A theory of energy.
(c) A theory of the universe.
(d) A theory of instantaneous space travel.

2. Where does Langan earn a scholarship to college?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Reed.
(c) MIT.
(d) Oregon State.

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

4. What is not unique in Harlan?
(a) Feuds between two families.
(b) Cooperation between various wealthy families to the detriment of the poor.
(c) A spirit of community.
(d) Large quartz mines.

5. What company does Joy co-found?
(a) Intel.
(b) Sun Microsystems.
(c) IBM.
(d) Microsoft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bill Joy?

2. What does Joy do almost day in and day out at college?

3. What does Gladwell call the culture of many people who settle in Kentucky?

4. What is the single most important reason for the success of a group of musicians Ericcson studies?

5. To whom does Gladwell compare Oppenheimer?

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