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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Israel.
(b) Norway.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Germany.

2. What contradictory names does Robert Lane give his two sons in the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Good and Bad.
(b) Pretty and Ugly.
(c) Winner and Loser.
(d) Hope and Despair.

3. As of 2004, roughly how many fetuses have been aborted in America?
(a) 46 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 72 million.
(d) 37 million.

4. Which economist and philosopher does Levitt cite at the end of his introduction?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Jeremy Bentham.
(c) Adam Smith.
(d) John Stuart Mill.

5. What often catalyzes a big-city mayor's decision to hire more police?
(a) A high-profile murder.
(b) An upcoming election.
(c) A visit from the President.
(d) A large public event.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?

2. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?

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

4. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?

5. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?

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