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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 Roger notice about the majority of the hockey players in the game he is watching?
(a) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.
(b) Most are born in the first three months of the year.
(c) Most are all born close to midnight.
(d) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.

2. How are children grouped to play hockey in the country Gladwell discusses?
(a) By region.
(b) By age.
(c) By class.
(d) By size.

3. What does access via terminals replace at Joy's college?
(a) Loading one application at a time.
(b) Access via the telephone.
(c) Access only via the mainframe.
(d) Limited access via one computer in the lab.

4. To what characteristic does Gladwell compare the importance of IQ?
(a) The importance of height to a basketball player.
(b) The importance of good looks for acting.
(c) The importance of upper body strength to a rock climber.
(d) The importance of muscle to a football player.

5. What college does Joy attend?
(a) Stanford.
(b) UCLA.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) UC Berkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Roger Barnsley?

2. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?

3. Who is Chris Langan?

4. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?

5. From what town in Europe are most of the early residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania?

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