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

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) 4.1 percent.
(b) 3.6 percent.
(c) 5.8 percent.
(d) 2.7 percent.

2. When Desmond was in graduate school, where did he live?
(a) A rent-controlled apartment and a mobile home park.
(b) Dorms.
(c) Student housing.
(d) A mobile home park and a rooming house.

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

4. 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) 4,800.
(b) 6,900.
(c) 3,600.
(d) 5,500.

5. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?

3. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?

4. What percent of the U.S. population was poor in 1970?

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

(see the answer key)

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