Outliers Intro + Part 1; Chap 1

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Quiz over Gladwell's Outliers, Chapter 1

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1
Outliers is defined as a statistical observation... _____________in value from the others.
More complete
Different
Inferior
Similar
2
Gladwell argues at the end of chapter 1 that________ should have at least two cut-off dates.
All music recitals
Government-provided tuition scholarships
Employers who hire workers
Education
3
Doctors discovered that the elderly in Roseta were treated ...
As the problem with the health of the town
with an indifferent attitude
with enormous respect
As brilliant leaders
4
According to chapter 1, more successful Canadian hockey players were born __________.
With parents
In the month of January
In the month of June
With parents who were both employed
5
Until '09, little league baseball in Indiana (and throughout the US) had a cut-off date of...
March 30
January 1
July 31
October 15
6
The title of chapter 1 is The ___________ Effect.
James
Canadian
Matthew
Roseta
7
According to the Roseta mystery, no one who lived in Roseta under the age of 55 had ________.
Died of a heart attack
Voted
Fought in an American war
Eaten inorganic foods
8
When doctors presented their findings about Roseta, they argued the key to good health was...
Employment opportunities
Genetics
Community
Love
9
One of the advantages to being born early in the year is that older hockey players were able to
Get more attention from adults
Win more "club" games
Play more games
Play hockey instead of baseball
10
One of the advantages to being born early in the year is that older hockey players were able to
Focus less on academics and more on sports
Receive more tax benefits
Get better coaching
Get better equipment

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