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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Roe v. Wade.
(d) Gibbons v. Ogden.
2. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?
(a) Superpredator.
(b) Enhanced threat.
(c) Hyperstatistic.
(d) Droog.
3. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?
(a) Donors' names listed in the local paper.
(b) Monetary compensation.
(c) A new type of needle.
(d) An STD test.
4. Which of the following is not affected by the rank of a sumo wrestler?
(a) His entourage.
(b) His food.
(c) His earnings.
(d) His housing accomodations.
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) 3%.
(c) 7%.
(d) 5%.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?
2. From what city is Norma McCorvey?
3. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?
4. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?
5. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?
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