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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2020, what was the maximum amount one could receive if they claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit?
(a) $6,030.
(b) $7,539.
(c) $4,790.
(d) $5,920.

2. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

3. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?
(a) 75.
(b) 90.
(c) 115.
(d) 45.

4. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, by what percent did the aid reserved for American who fell below a certain income level increase?
(a) 110.
(b) 237.
(c) 90
(d) 50.

5. In 2022, where was the poverty line drawn for a family of four?
(a) $27,750.
(b) $33,150.
(c) $25,950.
(d) $31,050.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

2. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?

3. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?

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

5. In 1959, what percent of poor families were composed of a married couple?

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