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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gyges' ring do?
(a) It makes him immortal.
(b) It makes him omniscient.
(c) It makes him invisible.
(d) It makes him a giant.

2. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?
(a) Inverse.
(b) Causal
(c) Porportional.
(d) Symbiotic.

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

4. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?
(a) Housing market.
(b) Architectural background.
(c) State of the buyer's mind.
(d) The house's true value.

5. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?
(a) Enhanced threat.
(b) Superpredator.
(c) Droog.
(d) Hyperstatistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which economist and philosopher does Levitt cite at the end of his introduction?

2. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?

3. What comedic Hollywood icon does Levitt quote regarding honesty in this chapter?

4. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

5. How do teachers most often cheat on standardized tests?

(see the answer key)

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