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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?
(a) Causal
(b) Porportional.
(c) Symbiotic.
(d) Inverse.

2. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnson.

3. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) During the winter.
(c) During holiday seasons.
(d) During tax season.

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

5. According to the authors, what is the easiest way to ensure your will not get a good response to your dating profile?
(a) Not posting a photo.
(b) Listing that you are unemployed.
(c) Indicating that you do not want a long-term relationship.
(d) Lying about your weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average annual salary of a bottom-tier sumo wrestler?

2. What unethical practice are Atlanta police discovered to have undertaken throughout the 1990s?

3. With what band did Sudhir Venkatesh tour as part of his sociological research?

4. To what organization do the authors immediately compare the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?

5. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?

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