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

2. What is Joe Flom's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) CEO of a trade corporation.
(c) Doctor.
(d) CEO of a technological corporation.

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

4. Where does this band get their start playing?
(a) Hamburg, Germany.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Dublin, Ireland.
(d) Birmingham, England.

5. What is one group of people worldwide who have developed the culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?
(a) Industrial groups.
(b) Herding groups.
(c) Farming groups.
(d) Mining groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell conclude about the heart health of Roseto's residents?

2. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?

3. What do some countries consider doing with Korean Airlines?

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

5. What are people quick to do in the type of culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?

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