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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Within a single office, who cheats Paul Feldman most?
(a) Custodial staff.
(b) Visiting employees.
(c) Executives.
(d) Low level employees.

2. In New York City, what did analysts credit with the precipitous drop in violent crime?
(a) Community development.
(b) Number cooking.
(c) After-school programs.
(d) Innovative policing.

3. Which of the following is not one of the three types of incentives?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Moral.
(c) Economic.
(d) Social.

4. What is the central action of economics?
(a) Measurement.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Assessment.
(d) Theory.

5. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?
(a) Ross Perot.
(b) Mike Bloomberg.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Jon Corzine.

6. What precipitates a member of JT's gang's bringing the Black Gangster Disciple Nation's financial records to Venkatesh?
(a) The demolition of the Nation's housing project.
(b) The accountant's child's birth.
(c) A federal indictment.
(d) JT's death.

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

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

9. What is the average annual salary of a bottom-tier sumo wrestler?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $65,000.

10. In what year did the Chicago Public School system begin widespread standardized testing?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1996.

11. By what percentage did violent crime drop between 1995 and 2000?
(a) 50%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 25%.

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

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

14. What additional response does Venkatesh later state should be added to his questionnaire?
(a) What does that mean?
(b) Fuck you.
(c) Cracker.
(d) None of the above.

15. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?
(a) The fear of paying a large fine.
(b) The fear of public ridicule.
(c) The fear of going to jail.
(d) The fear of losing one's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comedic Hollywood icon does Levitt quote regarding honesty in this chapter?

2. When do 7-7 sumo wrestlers begin losing matches most often?

3. What percentage of his revenue does JT pay to the Board of Directors?

4. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?

5. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?

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