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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) 13 of 100.
(b) 24 of 100.
(c) 2 of 100.
(d) 45 of 100.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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 freezesall standardized testing in Chicago.
(d) He fires 12 teachers.

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

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

11. What portion of the full commission does the seller's real estate agent generally get to keep?
(a) One half.
(b) All of it.
(c) One fourth.
(d) One third.

12. 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.

13. In this chapter, Levitt mentions that the average American prostitute makes more than the average American what?
(a) Architect.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Reverend.
(d) Firefighter.

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

15. What percentage of the vote does an incumbent candidate lose on average if he spends half as much money in his second campaign?
(a) 3%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 7%.
(d) 5%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation takes home half the pay?

2. How do teachers most often cheat on standardized tests?

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

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

5. How long does the Black Gangster Disciple Nation hold Venkatesh in the stairwell the first time he happens upon them?

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