Outliers: Chapter 5 Review

Why does Joe Flom have trouble getting a job after college?

• From being Hispanic

• From being Jewish

• From being Anglo Protestant

• From being Irish

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What is one type of work Joe Flom does when he is just out of college?

• Working with indigent patients at a public hospital.

• A take over of a public company.

• Buying and selling goods at trade shows.

• Whatever work he could find. He worked various weird jobs.

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Which ivy league school did Joe Flom apply and get into?

• Princeton
• Yale
• Harvard
• Dartmouth

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What type of garment for young girls was sold by the Borgenicht's?

• skirts
• pants
• dresses
• aprons

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What was Joe Flom's Ethnicity?

• Italian

• American

• Romanian

• Jewish

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According to Gladwell, what birth year(s) is/are optimal for being a successful Jewish New York lawyer?

• 1930-31

• 1950-51

• 1900-10

• 1970-71

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What was Joe Flom's occupation?

• Lawyer

• Fruit Seller

• Garment Maker

• Shoe Salesman

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Why did the "white-shoe" Manhattan lawyers refuse to hire Jewish immigrants?

• Due to their Names

• Due to their "antecedents"

• Due to their Appearances

• Due to a lack of open positions

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Why did Mort Janklow struggle to establish himself as a lawyer?

• His IQ wasn't high enough

• His ancestry kept him out of most jobs

• He was born and lived through an era of history that was particularly rough for his line of work

• His family lacked the political and financial background to break into the law profession.

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Which of the following was a benefit of the era that Joe Flom enjoyed growing up in...

• Colleges were expensive

• Schools packed with students

• Lower death rates among children

• A smaller generation and weak competition

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