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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) 2/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/3.

2. In 2021, how many rental units in Syracuse, New York, sat empty even as rent increased by 8%?
(a) 32 percent.
(b) 5 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

3. During the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, how many children were exposed to lead poisoning?
(a) Upward of 12,000.
(b) 8,900.
(c) Nearly 15,000.
(d) 11,350.

4. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when did Democrats have majorities in both houses of Congress?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1968.

5. Where did Facebook log its $15 billion in profit?
(a) Caribbean.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Bahamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours did Julio Payes have to work to afford the unfurnished room he shared with his mother and two siblings?

2. Every year between overdraft fees, check cashing fees, and payday loan fees, how much in fees were collected from low-income Americans?

3. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?

4. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?

5. 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?

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