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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?
(a) When they are wrestling friends or mentors.
(b) When a league official is present.
(c) When they near the age of retirement.
(d) When allegations of cheating are made.

2. How many Americans use dating websites every year?
(a) 75 million.
(b) 40 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 15 million.

3. What condition did Listerine claim to treat in 1920, increasing its sales dramatically?
(a) Gingivitis.
(b) Halitosis.
(c) Jaw cancer.
(d) Syphillis.

4. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?
(a) Inverse.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Causal
(d) Porportional.

5. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?
(a) South Central Los Angeles.
(b) East St. Louis.
(c) South Chicago.
(d) The South Bronx.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?

3. What portion of the full commission does the seller's real estate agent generally get to keep?

4. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?

5. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?

(see the answer key)

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