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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladwell address before he finishes the story about Chris Langan?
(a) The school system in which Langan grows up.
(b) The subject of IQ.
(c) The family of geniuses from which Langan comes.
(d) The idea of IQ having very litte accuracy.

2. What does Oppenheimer have difficulty with when he is young?
(a) His social life.
(b) School.
(c) Emotional instability.
(d) His family life.

3. Who are the Borgenichts?
(a) A family in the garment industry in New York.
(b) A family of lawyers from New England.
(c) A group who eschew luxury.
(d) A family of vintners in New York.

4. How are these proxy wars characterized?
(a) Borderline illegal.
(b) Wasteful.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Hostile and messy.

5. What did the early American educational theorists claim about long hours of school?
(a) It results in over stimulating the mind.
(b) It keeps young people out of trouble.
(c) It engenders strong morals.
(d) It endgenders a strong working ethic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some players from the highest young people's hockey team sometimes go on to do?

2. What did early American educational theorists claim about education?

3. Through what age range are the school children tracked?

4. What does Gladwell say Asian cultures value?

5. What does Langan do after dropping out of the second college?

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