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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the authors' hypothetical comparison of two boys' lives, where does the poor black boy grow up?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Daytona Beach.
(c) Bronx.
(d) Chicago.

2. What now-infamous governor tried to introduce a plan to mail everyone in the state a book every month from birth to kindergarten?
(a) Mark Sanford.
(b) Rod Blagojevich.
(c) Sarah Palin.
(d) Elliot Spitzer.

3. What do obstetricians in lower birth-rate areas do more often?
(a) Spinal blocks.
(b) House calls.
(c) Caesarean sections.
(d) Ultrasounds.

4. In 1960s and 1970s Chicago, what never seemed to happen to street gang members?
(a) They were never killed.
(b) They never had turf wars.
(c) They never got arrested.
(d) They never did their own drugs.

5. To what organization do the authors immediately compare the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?
(a) General Motors.
(b) The American military.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precipitates a member of JT's gang's bringing the Black Gangster Disciple Nation's financial records to Venkatesh?

2. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?

3. How many Americans use dating websites every year?

4. What is the approximate ratio of abortions:murders in America as stated at the end of the chapter?

5. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?

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