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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 1, The Matthew Effect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group of people founded Roseto, Pennsylvania?
(a) Irish immigrants.
(b) Swedish immigrants.
(c) Italian immigrants.
(d) German immigrants.

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

3. What is the age when this countries hockey play is at the pinnacle of success for young people?
(a) 21-25.
(b) 17-19.
(c) 12-14.
(d) 14-15.

4. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Polio.
(d) Heart disease.

5. What makes Wolf think it is not the region that is healthy?
(a) He does think the region has some part in the town's health.
(b) Most of the towns in the region have similar health patterns as the rest of the United States.
(c) There are two nearby towns that have heart disease at higher rates.
(d) There is a great amount of environmental pollution in that area.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?

2. Who is most likely to get into gifted programs in the school system Gladwell mentions?

3. From what country are the hockey players that Gladwell discusses?

4. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?

5. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?

(see the answer key)

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