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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. Who is Roger Barnsley?
(a) A German psychiatrist.
(b) A Swedish exercise physiologist.
(c) A British hockey coach.
(d) A Canadian psychologist.

2. What makes Wolf think it is not the region that is healthy?
(a) Most of the towns in the region have similar health patterns as the rest of the United States.
(b) There are two nearby towns that have heart disease at higher rates.
(c) He does think the region has some part in the town's health.
(d) There is a great amount of environmental pollution in that area.

3. What do some players from the highest young people's hockey team sometimes go on to do?
(a) Coach professional hockey teams.
(b) Teach hockey in colleges.
(c) There is no common thing that some of the young people do.
(d) Play professionally.

4. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?
(a) A young man who won 6 Olympic gold medals at the games in Finland in 1952.
(b) The name of a chess prodigy who has the highest IQ ever recorded.
(c) The book of Matthew in the New Testament.
(d) A movie that was only shown in theaters for a couple weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?

2. What company does Joy co-found?

3. What does Gladwell conclude about the heart health of Roseto's residents?

4. In what year does Joy start college?

5. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?

(see the answer key)

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