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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did James Alan Fox use to describe the spike in crime he predicted in the mid 1990s?
(a) Armageddon.
(b) Cataclysm.
(c) Bloodbath.
(d) Free-for-all.

2. According to the authors, what would be a more reasonable educational concern than the black-white achievement gap?
(a) The America-Europe achievement gap.
(b) The rural-urban achievement gap.
(c) The white-Hispanic achivement gap.
(d) The good school-bad school gap.

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

4. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?
(a) Denver and Washington, D.C.
(b) St. Louis and Tulsa.
(c) Louisville and Portland.
(d) San Francisco and Chicago.

5. Which group generally tests highest?
(a) There is no data on this topic in the text.
(b) Rural students.
(c) Urban students.
(d) Suburban students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors claim is the essential function of a gun?

2. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?

3. What ratio does a pro-life individual give to fetuses:newborns in terms of intrinsic worth?

4. Judith Rich Harris claims in her book, THE NURTURE ASSUMPTION, that parental influence is generally overwhelmed by what?

5. What is the approximate ratio of abortions:murders in America as stated at the end of the chapter?

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