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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 does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?
(a) There is no correlation between hockey and soccer.
(b) Those born in the first three months of the year predominate on the elite teams.
(c) The birth factor is more pronounced since physical skills are more critical in soccer.
(d) The birth fact is not as pronounced since size is not such a factor in soccer.

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

3. What is the other half of the Matthew effect?
(a) A high IQ can hinder some types of success.
(b) Those who have little will lose even that small amount.
(c) Intimidation is not always something you consciously do.
(d) Academy awards do not necessarily go to the best movies.

4. 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 all born close to midnight.
(c) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.
(d) Most are born in the first three months of the year.

5. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?
(a) Farming.
(b) Wine.
(c) Slate quarry.
(d) Wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Memorial Cup?

2. What does the town of Roseto have in great abundance when Wolf is conducting his investigations?

3. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?

4. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?

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

(see the answer key)

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