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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 many of the families who qualified for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families applied for it?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/3.

2. How much in government benefits did the average household in the top 20% receive yearly compared to the $25,733 those in the bottom 20% of the income distribution received?
(a) Not quite $38,500.
(b) About $35,363.
(c) $43,200.
(d) $31,800.

3. How many premature deaths did a study find could have been prevented in New York City from 2008 to 2012 if the city's minimum wage had been $15 an hour?
(a) 3,600.
(b) 5,500.
(c) 6,900.
(d) 4,800.

4. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?
(a) 1 in 17.
(b) 2 in 30.
(c) 5 in 25.
(d) 1 in 20.

5. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?
(a) 2 in 15.
(b) 1 in 8.
(c) 3 in 20.
(d) 2 in 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fewer Americans were in poverty in 2021 than in 2018?

2. In what state did about a third of those qualified for food stamps not use them?

3. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?

4. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?

5. In a 2021 study of 100 cities, what percent of apartment dwellers were allowed to live on residential land?

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