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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. With whom does Wolf speak at Roseto?
(a) Several local ministers.
(b) Several sociology professors.
(c) A local physician.
(d) A local politician.

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

3. What is the Memorial Cup?
(a) The highest trophy of the Canadian Hockey League.
(b) The highest trophy of the American Hockey League.
(c) The highest trophy of the Russian Hockey League.
(d) The highest trophy of the Swedish Hockey League.

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

5. Why does Langan lose his scholarship?
(a) His grades fall.
(b) He will not major in what is required by the scholarship.
(c) He fails to work the amount of hours he is supposed to.
(d) His mother does not turn in required paperwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Chris Langan?

2. How are children grouped to play hockey in the country Gladwell discusses?

3. What does Oppenheimer succeed in getting himself appointed as?

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

5. What does Langan do after dropping out of the second college?

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