Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Steven Levitt
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

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

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

3. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?
(a) Bagels.
(b) Paper.
(c) Cheese trays.
(d) Ink cartridges.

4. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?
(a) It doubled.
(b) It tripled.
(c) It quadrupled.
(d) It remained mostly consistent.

5. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?
(a) The fear of public ridicule.
(b) The fear of going to jail.
(c) The fear of paying a large fine.
(d) The fear of losing one's family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a reason why crack was so appealing to urban gangs in the 1980s?

3. Why does Levitt believe there are few violent criminals in the end of the twentieth century?

4. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?

5. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?

(see the answer key)

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