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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which former Supreme Court Justice do the authors quote at the end of the section on capital punishment?
(a) Henry Blackmun.
(b) Robert Renquist.
(c) Warren Burger.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

2. In 1920, how many black children out of 100 died in infancy?
(a) 24 of 100.
(b) 2 of 100.
(c) 13 of 100.
(d) 45 of 100.

3. To what traditionally Jewish name did a New York Sikh change his name upon immigrating to the U.S.?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Goldberg.
(c) Katz.
(d) Weiner.

4. What is the main reason that the price of crack cocaine began to drop in the Nineties?
(a) Its potency began to deteriorate.
(b) Tainted shipments arrived in the US.
(c) Dealers undercut each other's prices.
(d) Junkies began to switch to heroin.

5. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?
(a) Jake LaMotta.
(b) Terry Malloy.
(c) Apollo Creed.
(d) Rocky Balboa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

2. How many Americans use dating websites every year?

3. In what year did the drop in New York violent crime begin in the 1990s?

4. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?

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

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