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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not affected by the rank of a sumo wrestler?
(a) His earnings.
(b) His entourage.
(c) His food.
(d) His housing accomodations.

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) They began receiving a much smaller exemption.
(c) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.
(d) The government bagan a much more thorough census.

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

4. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. What comedic Hollywood icon does Levitt quote regarding honesty in this chapter?
(a) Stan Laurel.
(b) Soupy Sales.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) W.C. Fields.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is an action that Gyges undertakes in the story that ends Chapter 1?

3. What percentage of the vote does an incumbent candidate lose on average if he spends half as much money in his second campaign?

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

5. By what percentage did violent crime drop between 1995 and 2000?

(see the answer key)

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