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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?
(a) 3.6 percent.
(b) 5.8 percent.
(c) 2.7 percent.
(d) 4.1 percent.

2. When did English writer Daniel Defoe publish a pamphlet arguing that the poor would not work for wages if they were given alms?
(a) 1728.
(b) 1711.
(c) 1704.
(d) 1706.

3. After the Great Recession that began in 2008, how long did families in the bottom half of the income distribution have to wait before their incomes returned to pre-recession levels?
(a) 8 years.
(b) About 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) Nearly 10 years.

4. When the General Social Survey was conducted in 1990, what percent of Americans believed Black Americans were lazy?
(a) 22 percent.
(b) 37 percent.
(c) 44 percent.
(d) 58 percent.

5. In a 2021 study of 100 cities, what percent of apartment dwellers were allowed to live on residential land?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did nearly everyone eligible for food stamps enroll?

2. By what percent had median rent increased since 2000 in the West?

3. How were elderly people notified about food stamps that caused them to sign up?

4. In 2020, what was the tax burden for the poorest individuals with incomes at or below $9,875?

5. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?

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