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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. With what band did Sudhir Venkatesh tour as part of his sociological research?
(a) The Allman Brothers.
(b) Rage Against the Machine.
(c) The Grateful Dead.
(d) Public Enemy.

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

3. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?
(a) The fear of paying a large fine.
(b) The fear of losing one's family.
(c) The fear of public ridicule.
(d) The fear of going to jail.

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

5. Which of the following is not an alternate source of funding in the twentieth century?
(a) Gunrunning.
(b) Moonshine operations.
(c) Union busting.
(d) Prostitution rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a bit of specialty information Levitt says a real estate owner claims to have?

2. Which of the following is an action that Gyges undertakes in the story that ends Chapter 1?

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

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

5. Which racist American figure is the focus of the final passage of this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important to women on dating sites?

2. How is a sumo wrestler's life affected by his ranking?

3. What example do the authors use at the end of the chapter to show that people will cheat if they know they won't be caught?

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

5. What is the nature of discrimination on The Weakest Link?

6. Why had Chicago public schools already been standardized testing for years before No Child Left Behind?

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

8. According to the authors, what motivates everyone?

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

10. How were predictions about violent crime in the Nineties incorrect?

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