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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what Southern Klan stronghold did Stetson Kennedy hail?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Tuscaloosa.

2. In 1960s and 1970s Chicago, what never seemed to happen to street gang members?
(a) They never did their own drugs.
(b) They were never killed.
(c) They never got arrested.
(d) They never had turf wars.

3. What is the main reason that the price of crack cocaine began to drop in the Nineties?
(a) Its potency began to deteriorate.
(b) Dealers undercut each other's prices.
(c) Junkies began to switch to heroin.
(d) Tainted shipments arrived in the US.

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

5. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?
(a) When they near the age of retirement.
(b) When they are wrestling friends or mentors.
(c) When a league official is present.
(d) When allegations of cheating are made.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how much did the homicide rate among young black males increase over the first five years of the crack boom?

2. Why does Levitt believe there are few violent criminals in the end of the twentieth century?

3. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?

4. Which black politician's slim election victory indicates voters might have lied to pollsters?

5. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?

(see the answer key)

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