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

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

3. From what Southern Klan stronghold did Stetson Kennedy hail?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Tuscaloosa.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Birmingham.

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

5. According to the authors, what is the easiest way to ensure your will not get a good response to your dating profile?
(a) Not posting a photo.
(b) Indicating that you do not want a long-term relationship.
(c) Listing that you are unemployed.
(d) Lying about your weight.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many Americans use dating websites every year?

5. Which of the following is not a group persecuted by the Klan in the twentieth century?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument do the authors make about experts?

2. How does Venkatesh get his hands on JT's financial records?

3. How did Stetson Kennedy use the information he compiled about the Ku Klux Klan?

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

5. What is important to women on dating sites?

6. From what did the Ku Klux Klan derive its power in the twentieth century?

7. What is information asymmetry?

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

9. How did the introduction of crack cocaine reverse a trajectory in American black culture?

10. What tactics do researchers use to determine if CPS teachers are cheating on standardized tests?

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