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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprising fact about themselves do 7% of the men in the dating-site study reveal on their profiles?
(a) They are overweight.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are only interested in one race of mate.
(d) They are impotent.

2. What is the approximate ratio of abortions:murders in America as stated at the end of the chapter?
(a) 75:1.
(b) 100:1.
(c) 1:1.
(d) 50:1.

3. What does Levitt credit with the rise of distinctly black names in the twentieth century?
(a) The Black Power movement.
(b) The Voting Rights Act.
(c) The northern migration.
(d) The rise of hip hop.

4. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?
(a) Giving up.
(b) Writing a novel.
(c) Falsifying all their data.
(d) Writing a book on a single theme.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What class range does the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study cover?

2. How many American children per year would be saved if parents childproofed their pools?

3. According to the authors, what is the easiest way to ensure your will not get a good response to your dating profile?

4. Which of the following factors is revealed not to have a correlative effect on a child's school performance?

5. The amount of money spent on every season's election campaigns is the same as the amount spent by Americans yearly on what?

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