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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2, The 10,000-Hour Rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Car accidents.
(c) Infectious diseases.
(d) Heart attacks.

2. What college does Joy attend?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) UCLA.
(c) UC Berkeley.
(d) Stanford.

3. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?
(a) Most are all born close to midnight.
(b) Most are at least 180 cm. tall.
(c) Most are all at least 70 kg. in weight.
(d) Most are born in the first three months of the year.

4. What does Gladwell say Roseto, Pennsylvania is an example of?
(a) A place with above average numbers of high achievers.
(b) An outlier.
(c) A failure in public welfare.
(d) A progressive town.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group of people founded Roseto, Pennsylvania?

3. In what year does Joy start college?

4. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?

5. What is the single most important reason for the success of a group of musicians Ericcson studies?

(see the answer key)

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