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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 Langan work on using his intelligence?
(a) A theory to suplement the 100 monkey theory.
(b) A theory of energy.
(c) A theory of instantaneous space travel.
(d) A theory of the universe.

2. Where does Langan end up living?
(a) Rural South Dakota.
(b) Rural Wyoming.
(c) Rural Mississippi.
(d) Rural Missouri.

3. What does Gladwell say has a threshold?
(a) The accuracy of IQ tests.
(b) Statistics.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Intelligence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours does one have to practice something to become an expert?

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

3. Why does Langan despair of publishing his theory?

4. Who is Bill Joy?

5. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?

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