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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. 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.

4. How many bouts does a sumo wrestler have to win in order for his ranking to rise?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 3.

5. The amount of money spent on every season's election campaigns is the same as the amount spent by Americans yearly on what?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Stickers.
(d) Gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?

2. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?

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

4. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?

5. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?

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