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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, what is the easiest way to ensure your will not get a good response to your dating profile?
(a) Listing that you are unemployed.
(b) Indicating that you do not want a long-term relationship.
(c) Not posting a photo.
(d) Lying about your weight.

2. To what satirist do the authors liken their own abortion-violent crime claim?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Vonnegut.
(c) Swift.
(d) Pope.

3. Which of the following is not a reason why crack was so appealing to urban gangs in the 1980s?
(a) It provides a fast, powerful high.
(b) It has a lower chance of overdose.
(c) Its high fades quickly.
(d) It is less expensive.

4. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?
(a) Jake LaMotta.
(b) Apollo Creed.
(c) Rocky Balboa.
(d) Terry Malloy.

5. How many homeless people did Mitch Snyder tell a college class die every second?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 1.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many percentage points did unemployment drop in America drop during the sudden curb of violent crime in the Nineties?

2. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?

3. According to a quoted study in FREAKONOMICS, by what percentage is an aborted child more likely to have grown up in poverty than one that is born?

4. How much does it cost to keep one American incarcerated for one year?

5. What ratio does a pro-life individual give to fetuses:newborns in terms of intrinsic worth?

(see the answer key)

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