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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a per-hour study of likelihood of dying in a plane versus a car crash, how do they compare?
(a) You are just as likely to die in either a plane or car.
(b) There is no way to figure this.
(c) You are more likely to die in a car.
(d) You are more likely to die in a plane.

2. According to child-rearing "expert" L. Emmett Holt, what is a baby's daily exercise?
(a) Rolling on the floor.
(b) Breastfeeding.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

3. On average, what percentage of the student population is black in a school that an ECLS white child attends?
(a) 6%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 16%.
(d) 20%.

4. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?
(a) South Central Los Angeles.
(b) East St. Louis.
(c) The South Bronx.
(d) South Chicago.

5. What event in California has allowed two Enron traders to jack up energy prices int he dialogue of this chapter?
(a) A plane crash.
(b) A wildfire.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A heatwave.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Head Start teacher earns half as much annually as what?

2. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?

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

4. Which black politician's slim election victory indicates voters might have lied to pollsters?

5. Which of the following is not a profession that the authors indicate has been adversely affected by the Internet?

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