Freakonomics Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?
(a) Heidegger and John Stuart Mill.
(b) Plato and Descartes.
(c) John Locke and Hegel.
(d) Socrates and Adam Smith.

2. How many American children per year would be saved if parents childproofed their pools?
(a) 175.
(b) 250.
(c) 30.
(d) 400.

3. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?
(a) Funeral and family compensation costs rose.
(b) His supply connection dried up.
(c) Foot soldiers demanded higher wages.
(d) He had to leave town.

4. What is the average annual salary of a bottom-tier sumo wrestler?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $65,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not affected by the rank of a sumo wrestler?

2. What unethical practice are Atlanta police discovered to have undertaken throughout the 1990s?

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

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

5. How long does the Black Gangster Disciple Nation hold Venkatesh in the stairwell the first time he happens upon them?

(see the answer key)

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