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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprising fact about themselves do 7% of the men in the dating-site study reveal on their profiles?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are only interested in one race of mate.
(c) They are impotent.
(d) They are overweight.

2. What percentage commission does a real estate broker generally take from a home sale?
(a) 4%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 10%.

3. Within a single office, who cheats Paul Feldman most?
(a) Executives.
(b) Visiting employees.
(c) Custodial staff.
(d) Low level employees.

4. 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.

5. What additional response does Venkatesh later state should be added to his questionnaire?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Fuck you.
(c) What does that mean?
(d) Cracker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which black politician's slim election victory indicates voters might have lied to pollsters?

2. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?

3. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?

4. How many Americans use dating websites every year?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How have attitudes toward public bigotry changed in recent years?

2. How are nylon stockings and crack cocaine similar?

3. To what extent is the winning of a conventional wisdom battle key to achieving public success?

4. Why is a real estate agent inclined to keep her own house on the market longer than her client's?

5. What happens to the day-cares of Haifa, Israel when a late-pickup fee is introduced?

6. How is this book different from other nonfiction books, according to the authors?

7. How is a sumo wrestler's life affected by his ranking?

8. Why would a foot soldier risk death or arrest in a gang that pays him less than minimum wage for his labor?

9. What example do the authors use at the end of the chapter to show that people will cheat if they know they won't be caught?

10. What is information asymmetry?

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