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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cultural legacy among Asian peoples does Gladwell discuss?
(a) Rice paddies.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) Samurai.
(d) Honor.

2. From what are of the world are the highest-scoring students in the field of math?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) North America.

3. From what country are the hockey players that Gladwell discusses?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Russia.
(d) The United States.

4. Where is the school that Gladwell focuses on in "Marita's Bargan"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Queens.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) South Bronx.

5. What is one type of work Joe Flom does when he is just out of college?
(a) Working with indigent patients at a public hospital.
(b) Whatever he is told to do.
(c) A take over of a public company.
(d) Buying and selling goods at trade shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first half Matthew effect?

2. What percentage above the average student do KIPP students attend school?

3. From what region of the country are the angriest subjects?

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

5. Who utters an audible insult to some of the men in the experiment?

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