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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did James Alan Fox use to describe the spike in crime he predicted in the mid 1990s?
(a) Bloodbath.
(b) Armageddon.
(c) Free-for-all.
(d) Cataclysm.

2. In what country is every adult male issued a gun by the government to keep at home?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Uzbekhistan.
(c) Singapore.
(d) South Africa.

3. What event in California has allowed two Enron traders to jack up energy prices int he dialogue of this chapter?
(a) A heatwave.
(b) A wildfire.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) An earthquake.

4. According to Peter Sandman, what is the defining attribute of irrational fears that we have?
(a) They are out of our control.
(b) They all involve death.
(c) They are covered regularly on TV.
(d) They have happened ot someone we know.

5. How do teachers most often cheat on standardized tests?
(a) They read the answers to the children.
(b) They allow children to have books out.
(c) They erase wrong answers.
(d) They never administer the test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do obstetricians in lower birth-rate areas do more often?

2. What is the name of the first Internet web site to allow consumers to compare life insurance rates?

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

4. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?

5. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?

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