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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?
(a) It remained mostly consistent.
(b) It quadrupled.
(c) It doubled.
(d) It tripled.

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

3. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Norway.
(b) Germany.
(c) Israel.
(d) Tunisia.

4. In 1964, what was a hauntingly simple cause of infant death in the American black community?
(a) Elephantisis.
(b) Colic.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Malnourishment.

5. How do teachers most often cheat on standardized tests?
(a) They allow children to have books out.
(b) They erase wrong answers.
(c) They never administer the test.
(d) They read the answers to the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?

2. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?

3. On average, what percentage of the student population is black in a school that an ECLS white child attends?

4. What percentage of his revenue does JT pay to the Board of Directors?

5. At the end of this chapter, Levitt compares an aspiring parent to what equally deluded hypothetical figure from earlier in the book?

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