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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation takes home half the pay?
(a) .5%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 2.2%.
(d) 12.1%.

2. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?
(a) Cashflow.
(b) Information.
(c) Well-placed friends.
(d) Intimidation.

3. According to the authors, what euphemism means that a house is largely dilapidated?
(a) Spare.
(b) Fixer upper.
(c) Rustic.
(d) Well-maintained.

4. Which of the following is not a group persecuted by the Klan in the twentieth century?
(a) Methodists.
(b) Jews.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Union organizers.

5. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Gibbons v. Ogden.
(b) Roe v. Wade.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?

2. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?

3. What is the name of the first Internet web site to allow consumers to compare life insurance rates?

4. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?

5. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?

(see the answer key)

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