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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?
(a) Monetary compensation.
(b) Donors' names listed in the local paper.
(c) A new type of needle.
(d) An STD test.

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

4. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(b) Roe v. Wade.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Gibbons v. Ogden.

5. What conservative American politician does Levitt cite as an example of a victim of the country's changing attitudes toward bigotry?
(a) Tom Delay.
(b) Trent Lott.
(c) Lindsay Graham.
(d) Jim Demint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?

2. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?

3. Which of the following is a major reason that the turf war affected JT's profits adversely?

4. What percentage commission does a real estate broker generally take from a home sale?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the authors, what motivates everyone?

2. How do the authors show that money spent does not affect election results?

3. To what extent is the winning of a conventional wisdom battle key to achieving public success?

4. What mindset do the authors ask the reader to take at the end of the introduction?

5. How does terminology help real estate agents set a price for a house?

6. How is the organizational structure of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation similar to McDonald's?

7. How did Sudhir Venkatesh become acquainted with the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?

8. What does Paul Feldman learn about honesty from his bagel business?

9. What happens to the day-cares of Haifa, Israel when a late-pickup fee is introduced?

10. What is important to women on dating sites?

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