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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 summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?
(a) Information.
(b) Well-placed friends.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Cashflow.

2. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?
(a) Jon Corzine.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) Ross Perot.
(d) Mike Bloomberg.

3. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?
(a) Stanford.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Northwestern University.

4. What surprising fact about themselves do 7% of the men in the dating-site study reveal on their profiles?
(a) They are impotent.
(b) They are only interested in one race of mate.
(c) They are married.
(d) They are overweight.

5. 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) 5%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 7%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What additional response does Venkatesh later state should be added to his questionnaire?

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

3. Which black politician's slim election victory indicates voters might have lied to pollsters?

4. Which two groups are the most discriminated against on Weakest Link?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the defining characteristics of conventional wisdom?

5. What is information asymmetry?

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

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

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

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

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

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