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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 many hours does one have to practice something to become an expert?
(a) It depends upon how complex the task is.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000.

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

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

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

5. With whom does Bill Gates found Microsoft?
(a) Steve Jobs.
(b) Paul Allen.
(c) He founds it by himself.
(d) Bill Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first half Matthew effect?

2. With whom does Wolf speak at Roseto?

3. What does access via terminals replace at Joy's college?

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

5. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?

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