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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his introduction, what does Levitt say he wants to replace with honest assessment?
(a) Conventional wisdom.
(b) Moral posturing.
(c) Social bias.
(d) Dogma.

2. 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.

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

4. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?
(a) Heidegger and John Stuart Mill.
(b) Socrates and Adam Smith.
(c) John Locke and Hegel.
(d) Plato and Descartes.

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

6. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid high?
(a) Charming.
(b) For sale by owner.
(c) Granite.
(d) Spacious.

7. What percentage of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation takes home half the pay?
(a) .5%.
(b) 12.1%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 2.2%.

8. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?
(a) Ink cartridges.
(b) Bagels.
(c) Paper.
(d) Cheese trays.

9. The amount of money spent on every season's election campaigns is the same as the amount spent by Americans yearly on what?
(a) Gum.
(b) Stickers.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Turnips.

10. Which of the following is not a group persecuted by the Klan in the twentieth century?
(a) Jews.
(b) Union organizers.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Methodists.

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

12. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 21,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 8,000.

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

14. What percentage commission does a real estate broker generally take from a home sale?
(a) 12%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 4%.

15. What is the name of the first Internet web site to allow consumers to compare life insurance rates?
(a) Quotesmith.
(b) Insurate.
(c) CoverageNation.
(d) LINational.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors compare the risk of a crack dealer in JT's gang to the most dangerous job in America. What is that job?

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

3. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

4. How many bouts does a sumo wrestler have to win in order for his ranking to rise?

5. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?

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