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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 opportunity does Joy have that few students had at that time?
(a) The opportunity to spend 15,000 hours on programming.
(b) The opportunity to spend 10,000 hours on programming.
(c) The opportunity to study the results of his coding.
(d) The opportunity to spend 1,000 hours on programming.

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

3. What makes Wolf think it is not the region that is healthy?
(a) Most of the towns in the region have similar health patterns as the rest of the United States.
(b) He does think the region has some part in the town's health.
(c) There are two nearby towns that have heart disease at higher rates.
(d) There is a great amount of environmental pollution in that area.

4. How many of the musicians make it to the highest level of musicianship through talent alone?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 0 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

5. What does Joy do almost day in and day out at college?
(a) Play.
(b) Program.
(c) Test his mettle against other geeks.
(d) Brainstorm with other computer geeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Joy start college?

2. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?

3. Who is most likely to get into gifted programs in the school system Gladwell mentions?

4. Who is Anders Ericcson?

5. What do Barnsley and a colleague find when they do further investigation into the entire country's professional hockey teams?

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