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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Daddy Mention.
(c) Simon LaGre.
(d) Superman.

2. From what city is Norma McCorvey?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Dallas.

3. How do teachers most often cheat on standardized tests?
(a) They never administer the test.
(b) They read the answers to the children.
(c) They erase wrong answers.
(d) They allow children to have books out.

4. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?
(a) People become less honest after achieving success.
(b) People are deceptive and entitled.
(c) People never lie.
(d) People are basically honest.

5. How long does the Black Gangster Disciple Nation hold Venkatesh in the stairwell the first time he happens upon them?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

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

7. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?
(a) The government bagan a much more thorough census.
(b) They began receiving a much smaller exemption.
(c) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.
(d) They were required to provide a social security number for each.

8. From what Southern Klan stronghold did Stetson Kennedy hail?
(a) Tuscaloosa.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Atlanta.

9. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Israel.
(b) Norway.
(c) Germany.
(d) Tunisia.

10. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?
(a) The benefit of the uninitiated.
(b) A personal agenda.
(c) The furthering of the status quo.
(d) The greater good.

11. Which of the following is not affected by the rank of a sumo wrestler?
(a) His entourage.
(b) His food.
(c) His housing accomodations.
(d) His earnings.

12. Which economist and philosopher does Levitt cite at the end of his introduction?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) John Stuart Mill.
(d) Jeremy Bentham.

13. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Passion.
(c) Incentives.
(d) Fear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do obstetricians in lower birth-rate areas do more often?

3. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?

4. What is the name of the first Internet web site to allow consumers to compare life insurance rates?

5. How long did JT run the Black Gangster Disciple Nation before being promoted to the Board of Directors?

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