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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7, The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the experimenters know if the men's hormone levels rise?
(a) Sweat breaking out on the face.
(b) Saliva sample.
(c) Blood work.
(d) Red in face.

2. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?
(a) 25 percent.
(b) 40 percent.
(c) 0 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

3. What does Korean airlines realize is a large part of their problem?
(a) Their lack of good mechanics.
(b) Their cultural legacy.
(c) Their old planes.
(d) Their pay structure.

4. What is the conclusion Terman comes to about high IQ children?
(a) They succeed fifty percent more often than other children.
(b) They succeed just five percent more often than other children.
(c) They succeed or fail at the same rate as other children.
(d) They actually fail more often than other children.

5. When is Harlan settled?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1840.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell call having a higher IQ?

2. What is the first half Matthew effect?

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

4. What computer language does Joy help create?

5. To whom does Gladwell compare Oppenheimer?

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