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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?
(a) During the winter.
(b) During holiday seasons.
(c) During tax season.
(d) Early in the morning.

2. On average, what percentage of the student population is black in a school that an ECLS white child attends?
(a) 13%.
(b) 16%.
(c) 6%.
(d) 20%.

3. Researchers determining whether teachers are encouraging cheating on standardized tests observe classes over how many years?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. Why did pro-gun advocate John R. Lott create a female pseudonym?
(a) To defend his theories.
(b) To solicit sex online.
(c) To have a tax credit for a dependant.
(d) To place on his own petitions.

5. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?
(a) East St. Louis.
(b) South Chicago.
(c) The South Bronx.
(d) South Central Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a recorded consequence of Roe v. Wade?

2. In a per-hour study of likelihood of dying in a plane versus a car crash, how do they compare?

3. How many names from the top ten most popular black boy's names from 1990 do not appear on the 2000 list?

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

5. By how much did the homicide rate among young black males increase over the first five years of the crack boom?

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