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Which is safer for child to go a house in: a house with a swimming pool or a house with a gun?
house with a swimming pool
house with a gun
2
Most successful subscriptions based business on the internet?
youtube videos
dating websites
games
movies
3
CHAPTER 6: What did Robert name his last child?
Winner
Losier
Loser
Lane
4
CHAPTER 4: What was the highest crime drop explanation?
increased number of policies
tougher gun controls
innovative policing strategies
increased reliance on prisons
5
Does having a lot of books in your house lead your child to do well in school?
True
False
6
If crack dealing is a dangerous job then why would anyone take such a job?
want to succeed in an extremely competitive field
they're desperate for a job
for the money
for the gang
7
Which one is a white girl name that signify low education parents?
Laura
Allison
Cindy
Alex
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What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
both are rich
both teach
both cheat
both wrestle
9
Which is not in the twenty whitest girl names?
Abigail
Kaitlyn
Emily
Ashley
10
What are chances of being killed in J.T's gang?
1 in 6
1 in 5
1 in 4
1 in 3
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CHAPTER 1: How many daycare centers did the economists decide to test and where?
7 day-care centers; LA,CA
5 day-care centers; England
10 day-care centers; Haifa, Israel
9 day-care centers; Italy
12
Economic, social, and moral are the 3 basic flavors of incentive.
True
False
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CHAPTER 3: Drug sales represent only the money from dealing crack cocaine.
False
True
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Which one isn't a popular black boy name?
Jordan
Max
Kevin
Justin
15
5 Terms correlated to a higher sale price: fantastic; spacious; !; charming; great neighborhood
False
True
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CHAPTER 2: To whom did Kennedy give his reports of the Klan to?
producers of the Adventures of Spiderman, publisher William Morrow
author Stephen J. Dubner, producers of the Adventures of the Flash
author Steven D. Levitt, producers of the Adventures of Batman
producers of the Adventures of Superman show, journalist Drew Pearson
17
Abortion was one of the greatest crime lowering factors in American history.
True
False
18
What is one of the ECLS factors that are correlated with school test scores?
the child's family is intact
the child is regularly spanked
the child's parents speak English at home
the child's parents read to them nearly everyday
19
What are the 2 main ways a teacher could cheat?
letting students use their phone, answering the question for them
finishing up their tests, giving students an answer book
giving students extra time, manually changing students' answers
teaching the same questions beforehand, not giving the test at all
20
What is real-estate agent's main weapon?
their manipulation
their money
knowledge
the conversion of information into fear
21
Why are drug dealers still living with their mom?
they love their mom's cookings
they don't make much money
so they won't pay rent
they'll miss their mom alot
22
What is the percentage of reducing crime due to the number of police in New York?
20%
10%
15%
18%
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CHAPTER 5: What is the only way to guarantee a healthy and intellectually advanced child?
by talking to them
breast feeding
singing to them
by reading to them
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By when did abortion became legal?
Jan. 22, 1973
Feb 22, 1960
Jan. 22, 1960
Feb 22, 1973
