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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?
(a) People are deceptive and entitled.
(b) People become less honest after achieving success.
(c) People are basically honest.
(d) People never lie.

3. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?
(a) 15%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 25%.

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

5. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) 6 times.
(d) Once.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what city is Norma McCorvey?

2. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?

3. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?

4. In New York City, what did analysts credit with the precipitous drop in violent crime?

5. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?

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