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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Deep sea fisherman.
(b) Big city police officer.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Timber cutter.

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

3. In 1964, what was a hauntingly simple cause of infant death in the American black community?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Colic.
(c) Elephantisis.
(d) Malnourishment.

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

5. In 1920, how many black children out of 100 died in infancy?
(a) 45 of 100.
(b) 13 of 100.
(c) 2 of 100.
(d) 24 of 100.

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

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

8. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

12. What percentage of his revenue does JT pay to the Board of Directors?
(a) 30%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 10%.

13. 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) They were required to provide a social security number for each.
(d) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.

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

15. According to normal Weakest Link strategy, who will players vote off in later rounds?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The weakest players.
(c) Better players.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In 1960s and 1970s Chicago, what never seemed to happen to street gang members?

4. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?

5. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?

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