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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, what must one balance to reach a new perspective?
(a) Ego and uncertainty.
(b) Skepticism and faith.
(c) Hope and fear.
(d) Intelligence and intuition.

2. What is the name of the first Internet web site to allow consumers to compare life insurance rates?
(a) Quotesmith.
(b) LINational.
(c) Insurate.
(d) CoverageNation.

3. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?
(a) Cashflow.
(b) Information.
(c) Well-placed friends.
(d) Intimidation.

4. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?
(a) Northwestern University.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

5. At the end of this chapter, Levitt compares an aspiring parent to what equally deluded hypothetical figure from earlier in the book?
(a) A drug soldier.
(b) A real estate agent.
(c) An uncharismatic politician.
(d) A 7-7 sumo wrestler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do obstetricians in lower birth-rate areas do more often?

2. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?

3. What percentage of the vote does an incumbent candidate lose on average if he spends half as much money in his second campaign?

4. From what Southern Klan stronghold did Stetson Kennedy hail?

5. What negative consequence do the authors say derives from unconventional thinking?

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