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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the other half of the Matthew effect?
(a) Those who have little will lose even that small amount.
(b) A high IQ can hinder some types of success.
(c) Intimidation is not always something you consciously do.
(d) Academy awards do not necessarily go to the best movies.

2. What does Gladwell call having a higher IQ?
(a) An advantage.
(b) A blessing.
(c) A liability.
(d) A curse.

3. From what country are the hockey players that Gladwell discusses?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Russia.

4. Who is Stewart Wolf?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A physician and professor.
(c) One of Gladwell's co-researchers.
(d) A sociologist.

5. How is Langan's family situated financially?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Very poor.
(c) Upper class.
(d) Very wealthy.

6. From what town in Europe are most of the early residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania?
(a) Lucera.
(b) Naples.
(c) Rome.
(d) Roseto.

7. What company does Joy co-found?
(a) IBM.
(b) Intel.
(c) Sun Microsystems.
(d) Microsoft.

8. What does Gladwell say is required for someone to succeed?
(a) Practical intelligence.
(b) High intelligence.
(c) Luck.
(d) Being an entrepreneur.

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

10. What is the single most important reason for the success of a group of musicians Ericcson studies?
(a) Practice.
(b) Parental support.
(c) Innate ability.
(d) Exposure at an early age.

11. What does Oppenheimer succeed in getting himself appointed as?
(a) The FBI's forensics unit.
(b) The leader of the Manhattan Project.
(c) The CIA couterintelligence division.
(d) A professorship at MIT.

12. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?
(a) Codes for using all the available programs.
(b) Codes for the university's class schedules.
(c) Codes for the university's grades.
(d) Unlimited time on the computer.

13. To whom does Gladwell compare Oppenheimer?
(a) Gladwell.
(b) Langan.
(c) Termer.
(d) Einstein.

14. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?
(a) An outlier.
(b) A failure in public welfare.
(c) A place with above average numbers of high achievers.
(d) A progressive town.

15. What is the Stanford-Binet test?
(a) A test for intelligence.
(b) A test for mutant genes in a family line.
(c) A test for unusual blood patterns.
(d) A test for behavior psychosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anders Ericcson?

2. What college does Joy attend?

3. What does Oppenheimer have difficulty with when he is young?

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

5. What is Oppenheimer able to do even though he has some disadvantages?

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