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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) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) Birmingham, England.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Hamburg, Germany.

2. When does this band seem to come out of nowhere to rocket to stardom?
(a) Mid-1980s.
(b) Late 1950s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

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

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

5. How does Terman find appropriate subjects for his research?
(a) By asking teachers' opinions.
(b) By asking for volunteers.
(c) By observing students on the play ground.
(d) By sifting through school records.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Chris Langan?

2. Why are children born in a certain part of the year more likely to stand out?

3. How is Langan's family situated financially?

4. What time period is the first example of an outlier from?

5. Who is Bill Joy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the 10,000-Hour Rule?

2. How are students in the hockey leagues grouped and what is the way the children move into other leagues?

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

4. What is Langan working on and when does he expect to publish it?

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

6. What does Anders Ericcson learn in a study he makes of musicians?

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

8. Why is the local physician's claim unusual, and what does Wolf decide to do?

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

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

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