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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the well-publicized theory that informed the new policing strategies in New York in the Nineties?
(a) The borken window theory.
(b) The empowerment-disempowerment theory.
(c) The community development theory.
(d) The repeat offender theory.

2. Which group in the book has an organizational structure similar to McDonald's?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The Sumo Wrestling League.
(c) The Chicago Public School System.
(d) The Black Gangster Disciple Nation.

3. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Grant.

4. What percentage of the vote does an incumbent candidate lose on average if he spends half as much money in his second campaign?
(a) 5%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 7%.
(d) 3%.

5. In New York City, what did analysts credit with the precipitous drop in violent crime?
(a) Number cooking.
(b) After-school programs.
(c) Community development.
(d) Innovative policing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What prominent talent agency did Zelman Moses found?

4. What service was offered in exchange for firearms in a California gun buyback?

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

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