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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. In what year does Joy start college?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1975.

2. What company does Joy co-found?
(a) Sun Microsystems.
(b) Microsoft.
(c) Intel.
(d) IBM.

3. What does Wolf learn when he examines the diets of the people of Roseto?
(a) Their diet includes fatty and rich foods.
(b) Their diet is very low fat.
(c) Their diet is 90 percent vegetarian.
(d) Their diet is 90 percent grains, dairy and fruits.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?

2. Who is Anders Ericcson?

3. Who is most likely to get into gifted programs in the school system Gladwell mentions?

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

5. What is the Memorial Cup?

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