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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?
(a) Heart attacks.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Car accidents.
(d) Infectious diseases.

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

3. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?
(a) They have more growth than the younger ones of the same year.
(b) There is no likelihood that one child will stand out over another.
(c) They are called first to play on teams.
(d) If they are born in the summer, they practice more.

4. What is Langan unprepared to do?
(a) Assert himself in an urban setting.
(b) Work hard.
(c) Accept mediocrity.
(d) Push past his fears.

5. From what does the title "The Matthew Effect" get its name?
(a) The book of Matthew in the New Testament.
(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) A movie that was only shown in theaters for a couple weeks.

6. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?
(a) Just names and hometown.
(b) Names, position, birth date, hometown.
(c) Just birth date.
(d) Just names and position.

7. Where does Langan earn a scholarship to college?
(a) MIT.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Oregon State.
(d) Reed.

8. To where does Langan transfer from his first college?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Montana.
(c) UC Berkeley.
(d) Oklahoma State University.

9. What is Oppenheimer able to do even though he has some disadvantages?
(a) Convince people to help him.
(b) Believe in the basic goodness in people.
(c) Make a game plan and stick to it.
(d) Believe in himself.

10. Where does Langan grow up?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Montana.

11. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?
(a) Their income status.
(b) Their family history.
(c) Their outlooks on life.
(d) Their diet.

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

13. Where does Langan end up living?
(a) Rural Missouri.
(b) Rural Mississippi.
(c) Rural Wyoming.
(d) Rural South Dakota.

14. 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 Swedish Hockey League.
(d) The highest trophy of the Russian Hockey League.

15. What does Oppenheimer have difficulty with when he is young?
(a) Emotional instability.
(b) His family life.
(c) School.
(d) His social life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the computer center where Joy goes to college like at that time?

2. What is 30 to 35 percent lower in Roseto than the rest of the country?

3. Who developed the Stanford-Binet test?

4. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?

5. Who is Anders Ericcson?

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