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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do obstetricians in lower birth-rate areas do more often?
(a) House calls.
(b) Spinal blocks.
(c) Ultrasounds.
(d) Caesarean sections.

2. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?
(a) Simon LaGre.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Daddy Mention.
(d) Superman.

3. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid low?
(a) Fantastic.
(b) State-of-the-art.
(c) Maple.
(d) Corian.

4. Which of the following is not a profession that the authors indicate has been adversely affected by the Internet?
(a) Life insurance salesmen.
(b) Car salesmen.
(c) Surgeons.
(d) Funeral directors.

5. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Israel.
(b) Germany.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?

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

5. In 1920, how many black children out of 100 died in infancy?

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