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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7, The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the experimenters know if the men's hormone levels rise?
(a) Blood work.
(b) Red in face.
(c) Saliva sample.
(d) Sweat breaking out on the face.

2. Where do Cohen and Nisbett conduct an experiment?
(a) University of Maine.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) University of Kentucky.
(d) University of Illinois.

3. What does Gladwell delay discussing until the next chapter?
(a) The rest of Langan's story.
(b) How to use innate intelligence even if you do not have a high IQ.
(c) The rest of Terman's story.
(d) Why highly intelligent people are seldom successful.

4. What do Koreans and Colombians have in common?
(a) A high PDI.
(b) Many plane crashes.
(c) A culture of honor.
(d) A very low PDI.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oppenheimer succeed in getting himself appointed as?

2. Who is Anders Ericcson?

3. Why do Flom and his colleagues take on proxy wars?

4. What do the men have to do after performing the task asked of them?

5. How is Langan's family situated financially?

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