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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, A Jamaican Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George Hofstede research?
(a) Plane crashes.
(b) Cultural differences within a country.
(c) Training routines.
(d) Cultural differences among countries.

2. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?
(a) Medicine Hat Tigers.
(b) Coyote of Fortune.
(c) Wolf Moon Raiders.
(d) Medicine Wheel.

3. What occasionally erupts into violence and murder?
(a) A feud between the Howards and Turners.
(b) Competition to hire garment workers.
(c) A yearly festival in Harlan.
(d) Competition to buy potential mining land.

4. Where do Gladwell's mother and aunt go to college?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) Canada.

5. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?
(a) A movie that was only shown in theaters for a couple weeks.
(b) The name of a chess prodigy who has the highest IQ ever recorded.
(c) A young man who won 6 Olympic gold medals at the games in Finland in 1952.
(d) The book of Matthew in the New Testament.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Harlan?

3. What is Joe Flom's occupation?

4. Of what does Gladwell say he hopes his readers are skeptical?

5. What type of parenting style seems to be beneficial to the education of children?

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