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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. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?
(a) There is no likelihood that one child will stand out over another.
(b) They have more growth than the younger ones of the same year.
(c) If they are born in the summer, they practice more.
(d) They are called first to play on teams.

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

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

4. What computer language does Joy help create?
(a) HTML.
(b) FORTRAN.
(c) COBAL.
(d) JAVA.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Bill Gates found Microsoft?

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

3. What company does Joy co-found?

4. What band does Gladwell examine in this chapter?

5. Where does this band get their start playing?

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