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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 is the age when this countries hockey play is at the pinnacle of success for young people?
(a) 12-14.
(b) 21-25.
(c) 14-15.
(d) 17-19.

2. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?
(a) Car accidents.
(b) Infectious diseases.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attacks.

3. Who is Anders Ericcson?
(a) A statistician.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A sociologist.
(d) A psychologist.

4. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?
(a) An American version of the structure of European society.
(b) An American version of their Italian homeland.
(c) An experiment in moving from a lower to middle class.
(d) An experiment in liberality.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Stewart Wolf?

3. What group of people founded Roseto, Pennsylvania?

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

5. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?

(see the answer key)

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