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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a group persecuted by the Klan in the twentieth century?
(a) Jews.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) Methodists.
(d) Union organizers.

2. What is the median annual income of the neighborhood in which the Black Gangster Disciple Nation operates?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 21,000.
(d) 8,000.

3. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?
(a) Elastic.
(b) Run-proofing.
(c) Scotch guard.
(d) Nylon.

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

5. In 1920, how many black children out of 100 died in infancy?
(a) 2 of 100.
(b) 45 of 100.
(c) 13 of 100.
(d) 24 of 100.

6. What did the clan call its book of beliefs?
(a) The Klagavaad Klita.
(b) The Klible.
(c) The Kloran.
(d) The Klorah.

7. According to the authors, what euphemism means that a house is largely dilapidated?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Well-maintained.
(c) Spare.
(d) Fixer upper.

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

9. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Roe v. Wade.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Gibbons v. Ogden.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

10. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Grant.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Harrison.

11. In the media, what term is given to the new, more dangerous violent criminal in the 1990s?
(a) Hyperstatistic.
(b) Droog.
(c) Superpredator.
(d) Enhanced threat.

12. Which of the following real estate terms indicates that a home buyer should bid high?
(a) For sale by owner.
(b) Granite.
(c) Spacious.
(d) Charming.

13. Which realm of employment is not a turn-on to women on dating sites?
(a) Military.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law enforcement.
(d) Manufacturing.

14. How many Americans use dating websites every year?
(a) 40 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 15 million.
(d) 75 million.

15. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?
(a) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Mike Bloomberg.
(c) Jon Corzine.
(d) Ross Perot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the three types of incentives?

2. At what preeminent university does Venkatesh meet Steven Levitt?

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

4. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?

5. Within a single office, who cheats Paul Feldman most?

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