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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lois Weisberg occupies how many different social circles, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

2. What researcher from Syracuse University showed that of the three major news outlets, Peter Jennings showed a bias in the presidential elections of the 1980s?
(a) Tom Gau.
(b) John Potterat.
(c) Brian Mullen.
(d) Mark Alpert.

3. Philip Zimbardo is a social scientist at what university?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Stanford University.

4. On what date does the author describe a young boy overhearing news of the British invasion in Chapter 2?
(a) September 16, 1776.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) April 18, 1775.
(d) June 16, 1775.

5. Who became director the of the New York City Subway system at the height of the crime problems, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Barbara Flagg.
(b) Mark Alpert.
(c) Darnell McGee.
(d) David Gunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 6, an average heroin addict goes through how many needles a day?

2. DeeDee Gordon had previously worked with what shoe company before the Airwalk campaign?

3. According to one study, frequent viewers of Peter Jennings were more likely to vote for whom in the 1980s?

4. When was the new hybrid corn seed introduced to Green County, Iowa, according to the author in Chapter 6?

5. How many young men closed in on Bernie Goetz in an attempt to mug him on the subway?

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