Freakonomics Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1960s and 1970s Chicago, what never seemed to happen to street gang members?
(a) They never got arrested.
(b) They were never killed.
(c) They never had turf wars.
(d) They never did their own drugs.

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?
(a) Symbiotic.
(b) Causal
(c) Porportional.
(d) Inverse.

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

9. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Grant.

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

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

12. What event in California has allowed two Enron traders to jack up energy prices int he dialogue of this chapter?
(a) A wildfire.
(b) A heatwave.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A plane crash.

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

14. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?
(a) Cashflow.
(b) Well-placed friends.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Information.

15. Which two groups are the most discriminated against on Weakest Link?
(a) Blacks and asians.
(b) Latinos and the elderly.
(c) Indians and southerners.
(d) Women and the youngest contestants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stetson Kennedy's pseudonym at the Pittsburgh Courier?

2. Informational asymmetry indicates the use of information for what?

3. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?

4. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?

5. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?

(see the answer keys)

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