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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote that the history of the world was "who gets eaten and who gets to eat" (42)?
(a) George Gershwin.
(b) Stephen Sondheim.
(c) Maurice Ravel.
(d) Luciano Berio.

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

3. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?
(a) Mexican Pinyon.
(b) Velvet Mesquite.
(c) Texas Redbud.
(d) Russian olive.

4. How many hours did Julio Payes have to work to afford the unfurnished room he shared with his mother and two siblings?
(a) Up to 16.
(b) 18.
(c) More than 14.
(d) 12.

5. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 2 percent.
(b) 3 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 6 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the minimum wage in 1946?

2. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?

3. What was the deep poverty line in 2020 for a family of four?

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

5. In the past 50 years, by what percent had infant mortality rates and deaths from heart disease fallen?

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