The incentive scheme that rules sumo is intricate and extraordinarily powerful. Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of life; how much money he makes, how large an entourage he carries, how much he gets to eat, sleep, and otherwise take advantage of his success. The sixty highest-ranked wrestlers in Japan, comprising the makuuchi and juryo divisions, make up the sumo elite. A wrestler near the top of this elite pyramid may earn millions and is treated like royalty. Any wrestler in the top forty earns at least $170,000 a year. The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year. Life isn’t very sweet outside the elite. Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors, preparing their meals and cleaning their quarters. . . . So ranking is everything. —Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner
1. Which of the following central ideas from the paragraph is a reason that supports the claim “cheating exists because of incentive.”
A. Every wrestler has a ranking.
B. Ranking affects your diet.
C. The makuuchi and juryo divisions make up the sumo elite.
*D. Ranking is everything.
D is the answer on engenuty
2. Check the three sentences that present evidence to support the idea that “Ranking is everything.”
A. “The makuuchi and juryo divisions make up the sumo elite.”
B. “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”
C. “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”
D. “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”
ANSWER ON ENGENUTY B, C,D