Freakonomics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?
(a) They were required to provide a social security number for each.
(b) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.
(c) The government bagan a much more thorough census.
(d) They began receiving a much smaller exemption.

3. What percentage commission does a real estate broker generally take from a home sale?
(a) 12%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 6%.
(d) 4%.

4. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Gibbons v. Ogden.
(d) Roe v. Wade.

5. What did the clan call its book of beliefs?
(a) The Klible.
(b) The Kloran.
(c) The Klorah.
(d) The Klagavaad Klita.

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. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?

3. Which of the following is not one of the three types of incentives?

4. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?

5. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?

(see the answer key)

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