Freakonomics Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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Freakonomics Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the authors claim is the essential function of a gun?
(a) To alter the image of its owner.
(b) To hunt and defend.
(c) To disrupt the natural order.
(d) To kill someone.

2. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?
(a) Jon Corzine.
(b) Ross Perot.
(c) Mike Bloomberg.
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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

4. What name did Ms. Bledsoe intend to give her daughter, Temptress?
(a) Metress.
(b) Tamera.
(c) Tempestt.
(d) Septima.

5. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid low?
(a) Corian.
(b) State-of-the-art.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason that the price of crack cocaine began to drop in the Nineties?

2. Which pop singer do the authors mention as an example of a celebrity whose name has not caught on?

3. Which of the following is not an alternate source of funding in the twentieth century?

4. In what country is every adult male issued a gun by the government to keep at home?

5. What two first names were place on identical resumes in the name study of this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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