The Pressure of Intelligence: A Personal Story

The transcript explores the narrator's experience with IQ and family dynamics, focusing on the pressure of having a gifted sibling. It delves into the societal implications of IQ distribution and the narrator's personal journey through an IQ test. The narrator reflects on the importance of personal growth over measured intelligence, ultimately choosing not to open their test results. The narrative concludes with a reflection on life choices and the value of wisdom over intelligence.

What was the narrator's initial feeling towards his brother Charles being labeled as a gifted child?

• Confusion

• Indifference

• Pride and admiration

• Jealousy and resentment

According to the narrator's father, what percentage of people have an IQ of 145 or above?

• 5%

• 0.1%

• 2%

• 1%

What is the Weschler IQ test designed to measure?

• Physical strength

• Cognitive abilities

• Artistic skills

• Emotional intelligence

Which of the following is NOT one of the four areas assessed by the Weschler IQ test?

• Perceptual reasoning

• Verbal comprehension

• Mathematical skills

• Processing speed

What realization did the narrator have about his father's pride in Charles?

• His father was disappointed

• His father was indifferent

• His father wanted attention

• His father loved Charles more

What decision did the narrator make regarding his IQ test results?

• He lost them

• He decided not to open them

• He shared them with his brother

• He opened them immediately

What did the narrator conclude about the importance of IQ in life?

• IQ is one of many factors

• IQ determines success

• IQ is irrelevant

• IQ is the most important factor

What career path did the narrator eventually choose?

• He became a professor

• He became a doctor

• He started his own company

• He joined the military

What was the narrator's brother's profession?

• A doctor

• A professor

• An engineer

• A lawyer

What is the narrator's perspective on intelligence and wisdom?

• Both are equally important

• Wisdom is more important than intelligence

• Intelligence is more important than wisdom

• Neither is important