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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 do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?
(a) Most are all born close to midnight.
(b) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.
(c) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.
(d) Most are born in the first three months of the year.

2. What does Gladwell conclude about the heart health of Roseto's residents?
(a) The townspeople are exaggerating their poor health.
(b) The townspeople are exaggerating their good health.
(c) It is something about the town itself that keeps its residents free from heart disease.
(d) The statistics have been skewed.

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

4. What does Gladwell delay discussing until the next chapter?
(a) Why highly intelligent people are seldom successful.
(b) The rest of Langan's story.
(c) The rest of Terman's story.
(d) How to use innate intelligence even if you do not have a high IQ.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say about the residents of Roseto as far as their health?

2. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?

3. What is the Memorial Cup?

4. From what country are the hockey players that Gladwell discusses?

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

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