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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3, The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?
(a) The birth fact is not as pronounced since size is not such a factor in soccer.
(b) The birth factor is more pronounced since physical skills are more critical in soccer.
(c) There is no correlation between hockey and soccer.
(d) Those born in the first three months of the year predominate on the elite teams.

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

3. What is the main business of Roseto in the early years of its founding?
(a) Slate quarry.
(b) Wine.
(c) Wool.
(d) Farming.

4. What is the age when this countries hockey play is at the pinnacle of success for young people?
(a) 17-19.
(b) 21-25.
(c) 12-14.
(d) 14-15.

5. How many hours does one have to practice something to become an expert?
(a) It depends upon how complex the task is.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country's public school system has a similar effect to that found in Hungarian and Czechoslovakian soccer leagues?

3. What group of people founded Roseto, Pennsylvania?

4. What is the name of the hockey team Gladwell examines in detail?

5. Who is Anders Ericcson?

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