Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

2. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?
(a) State of the buyer's mind.
(b) Housing market.
(c) The house's true value.
(d) Architectural background.

3. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?
(a) Donors' names listed in the local paper.
(b) An STD test.
(c) A new type of needle.
(d) Monetary compensation.

4. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Military.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law enforcement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his introduction, what does Levitt say he wants to replace with honest assessment?

2. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?

3. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?

4. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?

5. According to the authors, what euphemism means that a house is largely dilapidated?

(see the answer key)

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