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

2. What does Joy do almost day in and day out at college?
(a) Program.
(b) Test his mettle against other geeks.
(c) Brainstorm with other computer geeks.
(d) Play.

3. 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) A high IQ can hinder some types of success.
(d) Intimidation is not always something you consciously do.

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

5. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?
(a) Wine.
(b) Wool.
(c) Farming.
(d) Slate quarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger notice about the majority of the hockey players in the game he is watching?

2. To what characteristic does Gladwell compare the importance of IQ?

3. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?

4. What does Gladwell say one has to have to gain success?

5. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?

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