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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. From what country are the hockey players that Gladwell discusses?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Russia.

2. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?
(a) Car accidents.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Infectious diseases.
(d) Heart attacks.

3. Who is Bill Joy?
(a) A computer programmer.
(b) A entrepreneur in the field of art.
(c) An Apple programmer.
(d) A entrepreneur in the field of sports.

4. To what characteristic does Gladwell compare the importance of IQ?
(a) The importance of good looks for acting.
(b) The importance of muscle to a football player.
(c) The importance of height to a basketball player.
(d) The importance of upper body strength to a rock climber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some players from the highest young people's hockey team sometimes go on to do?

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

3. What is the conclusion Terman comes to about high IQ children?

4. What computer language does Joy help create?

5. What does Gladwell call having a higher IQ?

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