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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?
(a) They were required to provide a social security number for each.
(b) The government bagan a much more thorough census.
(c) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.
(d) They began receiving a much smaller exemption.

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

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

4. What is the central action of economics?
(a) Assessment.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Theory.
(d) Measurement.

5. What does Gyges' ring do?
(a) It makes him immortal.
(b) It makes him invisible.
(c) It makes him omniscient.
(d) It makes him a giant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bouts does a sumo wrestler have to win in order for his ranking to rise?

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

3. On average, what percentage of the student population is black in a school that an ECLS white child attends?

4. According to child-rearing "expert" L. Emmett Holt, what is a baby's daily exercise?

5. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?

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