Freakonomics
Quiz 1
True/False and Multiple Choice (1 point each):
NAME:__________________________________
___1) The statement, "The sky is green," is a normative statement.
___2) The article “New leukemia treatment exceeds 'wildest expectations'” describes a study in which scientists utilized the
a modified version of the smallpox virus to deliver a treatment that appears to be killing cancer cells.
___3) According to the article “Georgia Schools Inquiry Finds Signs of Cheating” after the Georgia cheating scandal
occurred test scores in Atlanta public school dropped dramatically.
_____4) The article “Model This” summarizes the level of grade inflation taking place in private colleges. Which of the
following primary topics in this course does this article relate to:
a) Positive vs. Normative Analysis
b) The Nature of Scientific Inquiry
c) Incentives
d) Conventional Wisdom is Often Wrong
e) Dramatic Effects often have Distant/Subtle Causes
_____5) The article “US exports millions of chopsticks to China” is an example of which of the following primary topics in
this course?
a) Positive vs. Normative Analysis
b) The Nature of Scientific Inquiry
c) Incentives
d) Conventional Wisdom is Often Wrong
e) Dramatic Effects often have Distant/Subtle Causes
_____6) The actions of the slave “redeemers” described in the article “The False Promise of Slave Redemption” had which
of the following effects?
a) It successfully decreased the supply of slaves.
b) It decreased the demand for slaves causing price and quantity to decrease.
c) It increased the demand for slaves causing price and quantity to decrease.
d) It decreased the demand for slaves causing price and quantity to increase.
e) It increased the demand for slaves causing price and quantity to increase.
7) State whether the following statement is true or false and explain your answer. If you do not provide an explanation you
will receive no credit whatsoever. One sentence maximum. (2 points)
“Based on the article ‘Does Abortion Lower the Crime Rate’, the reason the crime rate fell was because we know that the
majority of the aborted children would have been criminals.”
8) Graphically depict the market for apartments with a rent control in place. Label everything of importance. (2 points)