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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Roe v. Wade.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) Gibbons v. Ogden.

2. What condition did Listerine claim to treat in 1920, increasing its sales dramatically?
(a) Gingivitis.
(b) Jaw cancer.
(c) Syphillis.
(d) Halitosis.

3. What is Arne Duncan's first course of action after the CPS researchers release their report on cheating?
(a) He readministers tests.
(b) He buries the report.
(c) He fires 12 teachers.
(d) He freezesall standardized testing in Chicago.

4. According to normal Weakest Link strategy, who will players vote off in later rounds?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The weakest players.
(c) Better players.
(d) No one.

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

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

7. What percentage of his revenue does JT pay to the Board of Directors?
(a) 20%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 5%.

8. Which black politician's slim election victory indicates voters might have lied to pollsters?
(a) David Dinkins.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Harold Ford, Jr.
(d) Cory Booker.

9. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?
(a) 50%.
(b) 100%,
(c) 12%.
(d) 87%.

10. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?
(a) When they near the age of retirement.
(b) When they are wrestling friends or mentors.
(c) When allegations of cheating are made.
(d) When a league official is present.

11. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?
(a) During holiday seasons.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) During the winter.
(d) During tax season.

12. By how much did the homicide rate among young black males increase over the first five years of the crack boom?
(a) It increased by half.
(b) It tripled.
(c) It doubled.
(d) It quadrupled.

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

14. What does Gyges' ring do?
(a) It makes him immortal.
(b) It makes him omniscient.
(c) It makes him a giant.
(d) It makes him invisible.

15. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?
(a) Run-proofing.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Elastic.
(d) Scotch guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?

2. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?

3. In this chapter, Levitt mentions that the average American prostitute makes more than the average American what?

4. What is the average annual salary of a bottom-tier sumo wrestler?

5. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?

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