Comprehension Check: Outliers

What ultimately ended up being Christopher's downfall in getting a future?

• Family background

• Genetics

• Birthdate

• Nourishment of intellect

What does Chris think about colleges and corporations?

• They enjoyed how gifted he was

• They cared less about students and more about monetary gain

• They cared less about monetary gain and more about students

• bananas

What kind of class did Chris Langan fall into?

• Wealthy-class

• Middle-class

• Poor-class

• None

What kind of class did Robert Oppenheimer fall into?

• Wealthy-class

• Middle-class

• Poor-class

• None

What is the ability to talk one's way out of a bad situation or to to talk in such a way to get what one wants?

• General intelligence

• Practical intelligence

• Analytical intelligence

• Orthogonal intelligence

What college did Chris lose his scholarship at?

• Reed College in Oregon

• University of Chicago

• University of Syndey

• Texas State University

He was the physicist who famously headed the American effort to develop the nuclear bomb during WW2.

• Patrick Blackett

• Chris Langan

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Malcolm Gladwell

What did Oppenheimer try and do to his tutor?

• bribe him

• praise him

• poison him

• teach him

IQ is a measure of innate ability to some degree, while social savvy is _______.

• wisdom

• knowledge

• communication

• skill

What place gave the Beetles an opportunity to be successful?

• Hamburg

• New York

• Australia

• Kentucky