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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 lose his scholarship?
(a) He fails to work the amount of hours he is supposed to.
(b) He will not major in what is required by the scholarship.
(c) His mother does not turn in required paperwork.
(d) His grades fall.

2. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?
(a) There is no correlation between hockey and soccer.
(b) The birth fact is not as pronounced since size is not such a factor in soccer.
(c) Those born in the first three months of the year predominate on the elite teams.
(d) The birth factor is more pronounced since physical skills are more critical in soccer.

3. What keeps Langan from talking his way into some class changes at the second college he attends?
(a) An unusually strong deference to authority.
(b) A lack of drive.
(c) A lack of social skills.
(d) An inferiority complex.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the ask some college-aged men to do?

2. What is the Stanford-Binet test?

3. To what characteristic does Gladwell compare the importance of IQ?

4. What does Langan display at a very young age?

5. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?

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