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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors compare the risk of a crack dealer in JT's gang to the most dangerous job in America. What is that job?
(a) Timber cutter.
(b) Deep sea fisherman.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Big city police officer.

2. What does Gyges' ring do?
(a) It makes him immortal.
(b) It makes him a giant.
(c) It makes him invisible.
(d) It makes him omniscient.

3. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. In this chapter, Levitt mentions that the average American prostitute makes more than the average American what?
(a) Reverend.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Architect.
(d) Firefighter.

5. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid low?
(a) Maple.
(b) State-of-the-art.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Corian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?

2. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?

4. What event in California has allowed two Enron traders to jack up energy prices int he dialogue of this chapter?

5. How many homeless people did Mitch Snyder tell a college class die every second?

(see the answer key)

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