stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
ERWC Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
ERWC
ERWC
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
204 plays
CFU
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
Colvin's article first appeared in what magazine?
Popular Mechanics
Time
Newsweek
Fortune
2
Who is the world's most decorated gold medal Olympic athlete?
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Bruce Jenner
Mark Spitz
3
Colvin states anyone can achieve greatness if you follow the steps of deliberate practice.
False
True
4
Identify this composer.
Beethoven
Pavarotti
Horowitz
Mozart
5
Name a component of "deliberate practice".
passion and perseverance
high levels of repetition
personal attributes
dedication in your field
6
Jerry Rice was passed up by 15 NFL teams because they thought he was too slow.
False
True
7
Complete the quote, "practice makes . . .", according to Colvin's article.
permanent
persistent
perfect
perceptive
8
Who said this? ". . . If I don't practice for 3 days, the whole world knows it."
Vladimir Horowitz
Michael Jordan
Michael Phelps
Bobby Fischer
9
The problem researchers were trying to solve was?
Why some people are rich.
Why do some people continue to improve while others do not.
Why some people enjoy being famous.
Why people are born with a natural talent.
10
The definition of sporadically is?
routinely
regularly
irregularly
consistently
11
What is NOT the definition of anecdote?
incident or episode
cure or medicine
account of some event
tale or short story
12
Geoff Colvin is CEO of
Fortune
magazine.
True
False
13
Warren Buffet is famous for the long hours he spent studying his finances and investments.
True
False
14
Which person is not the athlete?
Tiger Woods
Warren Buffet
Jerry Rice
Michael Jordan
15
Winston Churchill is famous for being one of the world's greatest?
businessmen
orators
athletes
composers
16
What does the letter "C" stand for in ERWC?
course
class
curriculum
collection
17
People are born great - you either got it or you don't.
True
False
18
Find a synonym for the word "best".
all of the above
elite
grandmaster
premier
19
The author of "What it takes to be Great" is?
Geoff Colvin
Geoffrey Chen
Jeffrey Liu
Calvin and Hobbs
20
Another word for
problem
researchers want to answer is?
question
query
puzzle
matter
