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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed the Stanford-Binet test?
(a) John Stanford.
(b) Todd Binet.
(c) Erricsson.
(d) Lewis Terman.

2. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?
(a) An experiment in liberality.
(b) An American version of their Italian homeland.
(c) An experiment in moving from a lower to middle class.
(d) An American version of the structure of European society.

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

4. What is the conclusion Terman comes to about high IQ children?
(a) They succeed or fail at the same rate as other children.
(b) They succeed fifty percent more often than other children.
(c) They actually fail more often than other children.
(d) They succeed just five percent more often than other children.

5. What is 30 to 35 percent lower in Roseto than the rest of the country?
(a) Death rate from strokes.
(b) Suicide rate.
(c) Death rate from heart disease.
(d) Divorce rate.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Gladwell compare Oppenheimer?

2. What does Wolf investigate among the families of Roseto?

3. What does Gladwell say is required for someone to succeed?

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

5. Where does Langan once make an appearance that Gladwell mentions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What table of data does Gladwell insert in his book at this point?

2. Who is Robert Oppenheimer and what does he accomplish?

3. With what definition does Gladwell open his book?

4. What does Wolf investigate and what does he learn?

5. Describe Chris Langan's childhood and college years.

6. What does Gladwell assert about intelligence and what analogy does he use?

7. Who is Bill Joy and what did he do?

8. What does Wolf finally decide is the reason for the low number of heart disease-related deaths?

9. What are the unusual circumstances in the timing of Bill Joy's career in computer programming?

10. What makes Roseto an "outlier" town and how does this fact come to light?

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