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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the Black Gangster Disciple Nation hold Venkatesh in the stairwell the first time he happens upon them?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

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

3. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?
(a) 10 times.
(b) Once.
(c) 6 times.
(d) 3 times.

4. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?
(a) The furthering of the status quo.
(b) A personal agenda.
(c) The greater good.
(d) The benefit of the uninitiated.

5. In what country is every adult male issued a gun by the government to keep at home?
(a) Uzbekhistan.
(b) Singapore.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the vote does an incumbent candidate lose on average if he spends half as much money in his second campaign?

2. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?

3. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?

4. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?

5. Informational asymmetry indicates the use of information for what?

(see the answer key)

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