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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. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?
(a) There is no set determination.
(b) June 1 and September 1.
(c) January 1.
(d) January 1 and June 1.

2. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?
(a) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.
(b) Most are all born close to midnight.
(c) Most are born in the first three months of the year.
(d) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.

3. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?
(a) 25 percent.
(b) 0 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

4. Which country's public school system has a similar effect to that found in Hungarian and Czechoslovakian soccer leagues?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) Canadian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Wolf think it is not the region that is healthy?

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

4. Who is Anders Ericcson?

5. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?

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