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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?
(a) Information.
(b) Intimidation.
(c) Cashflow.
(d) Well-placed friends.

3. In what year did the Chicago Public School system begin widespread standardized testing?
(a) 1986.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1996.

4. According to the authors, what euphemism means that a house is largely dilapidated?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Spare.
(c) Fixer upper.
(d) Well-maintained.

5. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?
(a) Writing a novel.
(b) Writing a book on a single theme.
(c) Giving up.
(d) Falsifying all their data.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?

2. Which of the following is not a group persecuted by the Klan in the twentieth century?

3. What does Gyges' ring do?

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

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

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