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

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

3. In what year does Joy start college?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1975.

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

5. What time period is the first example of an outlier from?
(a) The last decade of the 19th century.
(b) The first half of the 20th century.
(c) The first decade of the 21st century.
(d) Mid-to late 20th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?

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

3. When does this band seem to come out of nowhere to rocket to stardom?

4. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?

5. Where does this band get their start playing?

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