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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?
(a) Louisville and Portland.
(b) St. Louis and Tulsa.
(c) Denver and Washington, D.C.
(d) San Francisco and Chicago.

2. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 21,000.

3. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?
(a) The house's true value.
(b) State of the buyer's mind.
(c) Architectural background.
(d) Housing market.

4. In what year did the Chicago Public School system begin widespread standardized testing?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1986.

5. What additional response does Venkatesh later state should be added to his questionnaire?
(a) Cracker.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Fuck you.
(d) What does that mean?

Short Answer Questions

1. The amount of money spent on every season's election campaigns is the same as the amount spent by Americans yearly on what?

2. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?

3. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

4. What surprising fact about themselves do 7% of the men in the dating-site study reveal on their profiles?

5. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?

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