Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is every adult male issued a gun by the government to keep at home?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Uzbekhistan.
(d) Singapore.

2. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?
(a) When they are wrestling friends or mentors.
(b) When allegations of cheating are made.
(c) When a league official is present.
(d) When they near the age of retirement.

3. In 1964, what was a hauntingly simple cause of infant death in the American black community?
(a) Colic.
(b) Diarrhea.
(c) Elephantisis.
(d) Malnourishment.

4. How many American children per year would be saved if parents childproofed their pools?
(a) 175.
(b) 250.
(c) 400.
(d) 30.

5. In the nineteenth century, what was the first state to make abortion illegal?
(a) Georgia.
(b) New York.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Judith Rich Harris claims in her book, THE NURTURE ASSUMPTION, that parental influence is generally overwhelmed by what?

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

3. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?

4. What ratio does a pro-life individual give to fetuses:newborns in terms of intrinsic worth?

5. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?

(see the answer key)

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