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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is 30 to 35 percent lower in Roseto than the rest of the country?
(a) Death rate from heart disease.
(b) Suicide rate.
(c) Divorce rate.
(d) Death rate from strokes.

2. Which country's public school system has a similar effect to that found in Hungarian and Czechoslovakian soccer leagues?
(a) British.
(b) French.
(c) Canadian.
(d) American.

3. What is the first half Matthew effect?
(a) When you're on a roll, sometimes you win just because your success intimidates.
(b) A high IQ is required for chess success.
(c) Those who have much will get even more.
(d) If it can't be seen, it can't be talked about and it can't win an Academy award.

4. What is the single most important reason for the success of a group of musicians Ericcson studies?
(a) Practice.
(b) Innate ability.
(c) Exposure at an early age.
(d) Parental support.

5. Who is Anders Ericcson?
(a) A statistician.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A sociologist.
(d) A psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college does Joy attend?

2. Who is Bill Joy?

3. Who developed the Stanford-Binet test?

4. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?

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

(see the answer key)

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