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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 Langan display at a very young age?
(a) Remarkable intelligence.
(b) A lack of social skills.
(c) The appearance of being slow.
(d) Average intelligence.

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

3. When does this band seem to come out of nowhere to rocket to stardom?
(a) Late 1950s.
(b) Mid-1980s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1970s.

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

5. What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?
(a) He does not write about basket ball players.
(b) He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.
(c) He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.
(d) He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are children grouped to play hockey in the country Gladwell discusses?

2. Who is Stewart Wolf?

3. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?

4. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?

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

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