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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how many percentage points did unemployment drop in America drop during the sudden curb of violent crime in the Nineties?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

2. To what technology do the authors compare the system they use for determining regression analysis?
(a) A computer spreadsheet.
(b) A graphing calculator.
(c) A switchboard.
(d) An assembly line.

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?
(a) 30%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 100%.

4. What language is most strongly represented in the list of the top 20 white girl's names that signify high-education?
(a) German.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

5. Judith Rich Harris claims in her book, THE NURTURE ASSUMPTION, that parental influence is generally overwhelmed by what?
(a) Popular culture.
(b) Peer pressure.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Some unknown guiding instinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Peter Sandman, what is the defining attribute of irrational fears that we have?

2. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?

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

4. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?

5. What Eighties movie comedy was instrumental in the popularity of the name Madison?

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