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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roger notice about the majority of the hockey players in the game he is watching?
(a) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.
(b) Most are born in the first three months of the year.
(c) Most are all born close to midnight.
(d) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.

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

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

4. What does Gladwell say about the residents of Roseto as far as their health?
(a) They are average compared to other Americans.
(b) They are remarkably healthy compared to other Americans.
(c) He does not mention their health.
(d) They are poorer than average compared to other Americans.

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

6. What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?
(a) He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.
(b) He does not write about basket ball players.
(c) He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.
(d) He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.

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

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

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

10. Who is Anders Ericcson?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A statistician.
(d) A psychologist.

11. At what university does Lewis Terman teach?
(a) Stanford.
(b) UCLA.
(c) UC Berkeley.
(d) MIT.

12. What is the Memorial Cup?
(a) The highest trophy of the Russian 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 Canadian Hockey League.

13. What does Langan do after dropping out of the second college?
(a) Moves to New York City to panhandle.
(b) Works construction.
(c) Works on his family's farm.
(d) Joins a rock band.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?

2. What is Langan unprepared to do?

3. What is the age when this countries hockey play is at the pinnacle of success for young people?

4. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?

5. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?

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