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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 does Gladwell say one has to have to gain success?
(a) Just high intelligence.
(b) High intelligence and a good family life.
(c) Just smart enough.
(d) High intelligence and motivation.

2. What is the computer center where Joy goes to college like at that time?
(a) Just beginning.
(b) In the top 10 percent of university computer programs.
(c) The best in the world.
(d) In the top 25 percent of university computer programs.

3. What does the town of Roseto have in great abundance when Wolf is conducting his investigations?
(a) A sense of community.
(b) Structure.
(c) Money.
(d) Leisure time.

4. Where does Langan once make an appearance that Gladwell mentions?
(a) A television quiz show.
(b) A Senate investigation committee.
(c) A chess meet.
(d) A group of anthropologists in Brazil.

5. When does Wolf visit Roseto?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) 1988.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed the Stanford-Binet test?

2. Who is Chris Langan?

3. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?

4. What does Gladwell say has a threshold?

5. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?

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