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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?
(a) Their income status.
(b) Their family history.
(c) Their diet.
(d) Their outlooks on life.

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

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

4. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Polio.
(c) Strokes.
(d) Lung cancer.

5. Who is Anders Ericcson?
(a) A statistician.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does this band seem to come out of nowhere to rocket to stardom?

2. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?

3. From what town in Europe are most of the early residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania?

4. At what university does Lewis Terman teach?

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

(see the answer key)

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