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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?
(a) Funeral and family compensation costs rose.
(b) His supply connection dried up.
(c) Foot soldiers demanded higher wages.
(d) He had to leave town.

3. What did the clan call its book of beliefs?
(a) The Kloran.
(b) The Klorah.
(c) The Klagavaad Klita.
(d) The Klible.

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

5. Which of the following is not a reason why crack was so appealing to urban gangs in the 1980s?
(a) It is less expensive.
(b) It has a lower chance of overdose.
(c) Its high fades quickly.
(d) It provides a fast, powerful high.

6. With what band did Sudhir Venkatesh tour as part of his sociological research?
(a) Rage Against the Machine.
(b) The Grateful Dead.
(c) Public Enemy.
(d) The Allman Brothers.

7. To what organization do the authors immediately compare the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) The American military.
(d) General Motors.

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

9. What does Levitt ask of his reader at the end of the introduction?
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Patience.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Money.

10. 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) Deep sea fisherman.
(b) Coal miner.
(c) Big city police officer.
(d) Timber cutter.

11. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?
(a) South Central Los Angeles.
(b) East St. Louis.
(c) South Chicago.
(d) The South Bronx.

12. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?
(a) Rocky Balboa.
(b) Apollo Creed.
(c) Jake LaMotta.
(d) Terry Malloy.

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

14. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?
(a) Superpredator.
(b) Droog.
(c) Hyperstatistic.
(d) Enhanced threat.

15. Which of the following is not a profession that the authors indicate has been adversely affected by the Internet?
(a) Life insurance salesmen.
(b) Car salesmen.
(c) Surgeons.
(d) Funeral directors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?

2. By how much did the homicide rate among young black males increase over the first five years of the crack boom?

3. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?

4. Which of the following is an action that Gyges undertakes in the story that ends Chapter 1?

5. Which racist American figure is the focus of the final passage of this chapter?

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