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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. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?
(a) A young man who won 6 Olympic gold medals at the games in Finland in 1952.
(b) A movie that was only shown in theaters for a couple weeks.
(c) The book of Matthew in the New Testament.
(d) The name of a chess prodigy who has the highest IQ ever recorded.

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

3. When does Wolf visit Roseto?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1988.
(d) The 1950s.

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

5. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?
(a) A failure in public welfare.
(b) A progressive town.
(c) A place with above average numbers of high achievers.
(d) An outlier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Memorial Cup?

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

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

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

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