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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?
(a) Scotch guard.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Elastic.
(d) Run-proofing.

2. What precipitates a member of JT's gang's bringing the Black Gangster Disciple Nation's financial records to Venkatesh?
(a) The accountant's child's birth.
(b) JT's death.
(c) A federal indictment.
(d) The demolition of the Nation's housing project.

3. What percentage commission does a real estate broker generally take from a home sale?
(a) 12%.
(b) 4%.
(c) 6%.
(d) 10%.

4. Which of the following is not a profession that the authors indicate has been adversely affected by the Internet?
(a) Surgeons.
(b) Life insurance salesmen.
(c) Car salesmen.
(d) Funeral directors.

5. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?
(a) It doubled.
(b) It remained mostly consistent.
(c) It tripled.
(d) It quadrupled.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of this chapter, Levitt compares an aspiring parent to what equally deluded hypothetical figure from earlier in the book?

2. What term did James Alan Fox use to describe the spike in crime he predicted in the mid 1990s?

3. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?

4. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?

5. How long does the Black Gangster Disciple Nation hold Venkatesh in the stairwell the first time he happens upon them?

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