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

2. What does Joy cheat a program to obtain?
(a) Codes for the university's grades.
(b) Codes for the university's class schedules.
(c) Unlimited time on the computer.
(d) Codes for using all the available programs.

3. What does Langan display at a very young age?
(a) A lack of social skills.
(b) The appearance of being slow.
(c) Remarkable intelligence.
(d) Average intelligence.

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

5. Who is Bill Joy?
(a) An Apple programmer.
(b) A computer programmer.
(c) A entrepreneur in the field of sports.
(d) A entrepreneur in the field of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell address before he finishes the story about Chris Langan?

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

3. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?

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

5. From what town in Europe are most of the early residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does IQ stand for and who developed a test to measure it?

5. With what definition does Gladwell open his book?

6. What does Gladwell say Langan does not seem to be able to do?

7. Who is Chris Langan?

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

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

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

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