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

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

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

4. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?
(a) Just names and position.
(b) Just birth date.
(c) Names, position, birth date, hometown.
(d) Just names and hometown.

5. What does Gladwell conclude about the heart health of Roseto's residents?
(a) The statistics have been skewed.
(b) The townspeople are exaggerating their poor health.
(c) The townspeople are exaggerating their good health.
(d) It is something about the town itself that keeps its residents free from heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wolf learn when he examines the diets of the people of Roseto?

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

3. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?

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?

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