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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In this chapter, Levitt mentions that the average American prostitute makes more than the average American what?
(a) Schoolteacher.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Architect.

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

4. The authors compare the risk of a crack dealer in JT's gang to the most dangerous job in America. What is that job?
(a) Coal miner.
(b) Big city police officer.
(c) Deep sea fisherman.
(d) Timber cutter.

5. Which racist American figure is the focus of the final passage of this chapter?
(a) G. Gordon Liddy.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) David Duke.
(d) Jesse Helms.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what must one balance to reach a new perspective?

2. Which of the following is not an unusual name given to a child in FREAKONOMICS?

3. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?

4. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?

5. Who was the hypothetical white boy in the Chapter 5 comparison?

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