Outliers-Chapter 4

Chris Langan didn't succeed at Reed College because. . . 

• he didn't get along with the crew cut kids.
• he wanted to have a girlfriend.
• he lost his truck because his brothers didn't pay for it.
• his mom didn't know how to fill out the form so he lost his scholarship.

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What happened when Oppenheimer was at Harvard?

• Nothing. He graduated at the top of his class.
• He grew tired of his tutor being on him & planned to poison him.
• He quit college to begin working on the atomic bomb.
• He began learning Latin & Greek.

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What Chris Langan lacked that Robert Oppenheimer had was. . . 

• practical intelligence.
• innate talent.
• general intelligence and convergence.
• the right gene pool.

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Concerted cultivation is. . . 

• a high class parenting style.
• an attempt to actively foster & assess a child's talents, opinions & skills.
• a negatively referenced phrase.
• a way to grow plants.

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Poor parents tend to follow the parenting style of . . . 

• concerted cultivation.
• managed interactions in institutional settings. 
• accomplishment of natural growth.

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What lesson did Chris Langan learn in his childhood, and how did this outlook negatively impact his future?

• He learned how to positively interact with people to get what he wanted.

• He learned to distrust authority and to be independent.

• He learned how to make connections and network with important people.

• He learned how to deal with difficult situations and resolve them to his advantage.

Where does practical intelligence come from?

• It is taught in schools.

• It is inborn and genetic.

• It is learned from one’s family.

• It is studied in college.

What is Chris's IQ?

• 100

• 125

• 150

• 195

On what television show did Chris Langan appear?

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

• Jeopardy!

• 1 vs. 100

• Deal or No Deal

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Who were the "Termites"?

• They were a colony of wood eating insects that infested homes.

• They were a group of Langan's peers who were equally intelligent.

• They were a group of child geniuses studied by Lewis Terman throughout their lives.

• They were a group of children with low IQs who were shuffled into a special program.

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