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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. Why does Langan drop out of the second college he attends?
(a) He gets in trouble for breaking the rules.
(b) His schedule is not flexible.
(c) He hates the climate.
(d) He hates the core required courses.

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

3. What is Oppenheimer able to do even though he has some disadvantages?
(a) Believe in the basic goodness in people.
(b) Believe in himself.
(c) Convince people to help him.
(d) Make a game plan and stick to it.

4. What opportunity does Joy have that few students had at that time?
(a) The opportunity to spend 15,000 hours on programming.
(b) The opportunity to spend 1,000 hours on programming.
(c) The opportunity to study the results of his coding.
(d) The opportunity to spend 10,000 hours on programming.

5. What is one group of people worldwide who have developed the culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?
(a) Farming groups.
(b) Mining groups.
(c) Herding groups.
(d) Industrial groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oppenheimer have difficulty with when he is young?

2. What is Langan unprepared to do?

3. What is the Memorial Cup?

4. When is Harlan settled?

5. Who is Anders Ericcson?

(see the answer key)

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