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

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

3. What is the most important thing in the type of culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?
(a) Loyalty to country.
(b) Loyalty to clan or family.
(c) Love of the land.
(d) Frugal living.

4. Who is Stewart Wolf?
(a) A physician and professor.
(b) One of Gladwell's co-researchers.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A sociologist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Suren Ratwatte's area of expertise?

2. What does Gladwell find out about soccer leagues in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?

3. What does Gladwell address before he finishes the story about Chris Langan?

4. How many crashes has Korean Airlines experienced in the past twenty years at the time of this study?

5. In what year does Joy start college?

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