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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. Where does this band get their start playing?
(a) Birmingham, England.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Hamburg, Germany.

2. What is the first half Matthew effect?
(a) A high IQ is required for chess success.
(b) Those who have much will get even more.
(c) If it can't be seen, it can't be talked about and it can't win an Academy award.
(d) When you're on a roll, sometimes you win just because your success intimidates.

3. How does the country which Gladwell is discussing determine the cut-off date for hockey players?
(a) There is no set determination.
(b) June 1 and September 1.
(c) January 1 and June 1.
(d) January 1.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis Terman begin doing in the 1920s?

2. What does Langan work on using his intelligence?

3. With whom does Bill Gates found Microsoft?

4. What opportunity does Joy have that few students had at that time?

5. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experiment does Lewis Terman carry out beginning in the 1920s?

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

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

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

5. When are most of Canada's best hockey players born, and why does Barnley think that is so?

6. To what does Gladwell attribute the difference between Langan and Oppenheimer?

7. Describe Canada's system of amateur hockey leagues.

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

9. What does having a high IQ give a person?

10. Where is Langan at the time Gladwell writes his book?

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