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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?
(a) The fear of going to jail.
(b) The fear of losing one's family.
(c) The fear of public ridicule.
(d) The fear of paying a large fine.

2. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?
(a) Donors' names listed in the local paper.
(b) Monetary compensation.
(c) An STD test.
(d) A new type of needle.

3. Which ethnicity generally tests better than whites in the ECLS?
(a) Asians.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Arab-Americans.

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

5. With what band did Sudhir Venkatesh tour as part of his sociological research?
(a) Public Enemy.
(b) Rage Against the Machine.
(c) The Grateful Dead.
(d) The Allman Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what organization do the authors immediately compare the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?

2. Which of the following factors is revealed to have a correlative effect on a child's school performance?

3. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?

4. The correlative educational effect seen in children whose mothers were over 30 at the birth is contingent upon what?

5. How many American children per year would be saved if parents childproofed their pools?

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