Easy Peasy
On what television show did Chris Langan appear?
a. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
b. Jeopardy!
c. 1vs.100
d. Deal or No Deal
c. 1vs.100
What are several intellectual talents Chris Langan exhibited at a young age?
a. He could speak at six months old, taught himself to read at age three, and could ace any test without studying.
b. He solved complex mathematical equations at age five, played with a symphony at age seven, and attended college at age twelve.
c. He graduated high school when he was ten, earned a doctorate at age 18, and worked for NASA when he was 21.
d. He was fluent in ten languages by the time he was six, he created eight inventions during elementary school, and he was awarded a Nobel Prize when he was 17.
a. He could speak at six months old, taught himself to read at age three, and could ace any test without studying.
Where does practical intelligence come from?
a. It is taught in schools.
b. It is inborn and genetic.
c. It is learned from one’s family.
d. It is studied in college.
c. It is learned from one’s family.
Describe the parenting style researcher Annette Lareau classified as “accomplishment of natural growth.” In which socio-economic class did she observe this parenting style?
a. Wealthier parents let their children grow and develop on their own.
b. Lower-class parents actively foster and assess their children’s talents, interests, and skills.
c. Wealthier parents give their children demands with no room to talk back.
d. Lower-class parents are not overly involved in their children’s lives, reacting passively and staying in the background.
d. Lower-class parents are not overly involved in their children’s lives, reacting passively and staying in the background.
Why was Oppenheimer able to handle the challenges of his life so brilliantly?
a. He was smarter than everyone else.
b. His parents bribed anyone who tried to get him into trouble.
c. He learned how to negotiate himself out of difficult situations.
d. People felt threatened by his vast amount of knowledge.
c. He learned how to negotiate himself out of difficult situations.
What is Chris’s IQ?
a. 100 b. 125 c. 150 d. 195
d. 195
Who was Lewis Terman, and what did he study?
a. He was a mathematician who studied Langan’s problem-solving abilities.
b. He was a psychology professor who studied child geniuses.
c. He was a medical doctor who studied brain function in genius adults.
d. He was an elementary school teacher who studied Chris Langan’s test-taking habits.
b. He was a psychology professor who studied child geniuses.
d. Students with the highest IQs are automatically awarded college scholarships.
b. Schools have gifted programs and colleges require admission exams.
What was the difference between Terman’s “A Group” and “C Group”?
a. The A group were failures and the C group were successes.
b. The A group came from mainly middle-to-upper class families, while the C group came from lower-class families.
c. The A group had a higher average intelligence than the C group.
d. There were no discernible differences between the groups.
b. The A group came from mainly middle-to-upper class families, while the C group came from lower-class families.
Who was Patrick Blackettt, and what did Oppenheimer try to do to him?
a. Blackett was his tutor, and Oppenheimer tried to poison him.
b. Blackett was his competitor, and Oppenheimer tried to discredit him.
c. Blackett was his employee, and Oppenheimer tried to fire him.
d. Blackett was a genius, and Oppenheimer tried to blackmail him.
a. Blackett was his tutor, and Oppenheimer tried to poison him.
Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
a. Chris Langan’s professor
b. One of Lewis Terman’s “Termites”
c. The man with the highest IQ in the world
d. A physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb
d. A physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb
a. The relationship between success and IQ only works up to a point.
b. He was put on probation.
c. The list does not represent the most elite schools in the United States.
d. He was frustrated by the lack of concern he encountered when he asked to reschedule his classes.
Who were the “Termites”?
a. They were a colony of wood-eating insects who infested homes.
b. They were a group of Langan’s peers who were equally intelligent.
c. They were a group of child geniuses studied by Lewis Terman throughout their lives.
d. They were a group of children with low IQs who were shuffled into a special program.
c. They were a group of child geniuses studied by Lewis Terman throughout their lives.
What is “practical intelligence”?
a. Knowledge that helps you read situations and get what you want
b. Knowledge that helps you solve equations and test hypotheses
c. Knowledge that helps you invent things and think creatively
d. Knowledge that helps you judge distances and estimate sizes
a. Knowledge that helps you read situations and get what you want
What was the great paradox of Langan’s genius?
a. He was brilliant, but didn’t want to be.
b. He was so smart, but never graduated from college.
c. He was on a game show, but only won $250,000.
d. He was one of the world’s smartest men, yet his ideas went largely unheard.
d. He was one of the world’s smartest men, yet his ideas went largely unheard.
What is a divergence test?
a. It measures the variety and uniqueness of responses.
b. It is one measure used to calculate IQ points.
c. It is an alternative to the SAT and ACT admissions tests.
d. It is the only test used to place students in gifted programs.
a. It measures the variety and uniqueness of responses.
b. He learned to distrust authority and to be independent.
How is IQ like height in basketball?
a. The smarter someone is, the better he or she is at basketball
b. The smarter someone is, the less athletic he or she is.
c. IQ, like height in basketball, has a threshold.
d. People who are taller, like basketball players, tend to be smarter.
c. IQ, like height in basketball, has a threshold.
What does Gladwell mean when he writes, “general intelligence and practical intelligence are ‘orthogonal’”?
a. They both involve understanding big words.
b. They are complete opposites of one another.
c. The presence of one does not mean the presence of the other.
d. The presence of one guarantees the presence of the other.
c. The presence of one does not mean the presence of the other.
Describe the parenting style researcher Annette Lareau classified as “concerted cultivation.” In which socio-economic class did she observe this parenting style?
a. It involves lower-class parents teaching their children to assert themselves and get what they want.
b. It involves wealthier parents teaching their children to fear authority.
c. It involves lower-class parents teaching their children to have a sense of entitlement.
d. It involves wealthier parents teaching their children to negotiate and to stand up for themselves.
d. It involves wealthier parents teaching their children to negotiate and to stand up for themselves.
What positive connotation does Lareau associate with the term “entitlement”? How can having this sense of entitlement help a young person to succeed in the world?
a. She sees entitlement as being spoiled because then you always get what you want and have more possessions.
b. She sees entitlement as the view of having the right to pursue one’s own individual preferences.
c. She sees entitlement as parents giving their children a free pass to be demanding and have temper tantrums.
d. She sees entitlement as parents covering up for children who try to poison their tutors.
b. She sees entitlement as the view of having the right to pursue one’s own individual preferences.
d. Lower-class parents are not overly involved in their children’s lives, reacting passively and staying in the background.