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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 say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?
(a) A failure in public welfare.
(b) A place with above average numbers of high achievers.
(c) A progressive town.
(d) An outlier.

2. 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.

3. What does Lewis Terman begin doing in the 1920s?
(a) Trying to raise IQ scores through rigorous training.
(b) Following the lives of very intelligent children.
(c) Trying to measure resistance to intelligence.
(d) Trying to develop a non-biased IQ test.

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

5. With whom does Wolf speak at Roseto?
(a) Several local ministers.
(b) A local politician.
(c) Several sociology professors.
(d) A local physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anders Ericcson?

2. What is the single most important reason for the success of a group of musicians Ericcson studies?

3. Who is Stewart Wolf?

4. What is the age when this countries hockey play is at the pinnacle of success for young people?

5. Who is Bill Joy?

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