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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?
(a) Codes for the university's class schedules.
(b) Unlimited time on the computer.
(c) Codes for the university's grades.
(d) Codes for using all the available programs.

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

5. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?
(a) Names, position, birth date, hometown.
(b) Just birth date.
(c) Just names and hometown.
(d) Just names and position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?

2. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?

3. Who is Anders Ericcson?

4. With whom does Wolf speak at Roseto?

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

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