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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

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

4. Which of the following is not a reason why crack was so appealing to urban gangs in the 1980s?
(a) Its high fades quickly.
(b) It has a lower chance of overdose.
(c) It is less expensive.
(d) It provides a fast, powerful high.

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

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

7. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?
(a) Enhanced threat.
(b) Superpredator.
(c) Hyperstatistic.
(d) Droog.

8. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?
(a) 35%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 25%.

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

10. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?
(a) The government stepped up prosecution of tax violators.
(b) They began receiving a much smaller exemption.
(c) They were required to provide a social security number for each.
(d) The government bagan a much more thorough census.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid low?
(a) State-of-the-art.
(b) Fantastic.
(c) Maple.
(d) Corian.

15. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?
(a) 87%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%,
(d) 12%.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Southern Klan stronghold did Stetson Kennedy hail?

2. The amount of money spent on every season's election campaigns is the same as the amount spent by Americans yearly on what?

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

4. What did the clan call its book of beliefs?

5. How many homeless people did Mitch Snyder tell a college class die every second?

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