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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?
(a) Fear.
(b) Passion.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Incentives.

3. Which economist and philosopher does Levitt cite at the end of his introduction?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Jeremy Bentham.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) John Stuart Mill.

4. The authors compare the risk of a crack dealer in JT's gang to the most dangerous job in America. What is that job?
(a) Coal miner.
(b) Timber cutter.
(c) Big city police officer.
(d) Deep sea fisherman.

5. By how much did the homicide rate among young black males increase over the first five years of the crack boom?
(a) It increased by half.
(b) It tripled.
(c) It doubled.
(d) It quadrupled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?

2. In 1964, what was a hauntingly simple cause of infant death in the American black community?

3. What two first names were place on identical resumes in the name study of this chapter?

4. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?

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

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