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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2, The 10,000-Hour Rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What band does Gladwell examine in this chapter?
(a) Led Zeppelin.
(b) The Doors.
(c) Herman's Hermits.
(d) The Beatles.

2. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?
(a) Coyote of Fortune.
(b) Medicine Hat Tigers.
(c) Medicine Wheel.
(d) Wolf Moon Raiders.

3. Who is Stewart Wolf?
(a) A physician and professor.
(b) One of Gladwell's co-researchers.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A sociologist.

4. What does access via terminals replace at Joy's college?
(a) Loading one application at a time.
(b) Limited access via one computer in the lab.
(c) Access via the telephone.
(d) Access only via the mainframe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What company does Joy co-found?

2. Who is Anders Ericcson?

3. What is 30 to 35 percent lower in Roseto than the rest of the country?

4. Which country's public school system has a similar effect to that found in Hungarian and Czechoslovakian soccer leagues?

5. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?

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