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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?
(a) 1980 Ford F-150.
(b) 1978 Ford F-150.
(c) 1978 Chevy Silverado.
(d) 1980 Chevy Silverado.

2. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?
(a) University of Wisconsin.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) University of Illinois.
(d) University of Colorado.

3. How many undocumented workers were paid below minimum wage at the time Poverty, by America was written?
(a) More than 1/3.
(b) About 1/2.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

4. 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) $43,200.
(b) About $35,363.
(c) Not quite $38,500.
(d) $31,800.

5. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?

2. What college did Desmond attend?

3. When did Kansas senator Roger Marshall declare that the main "impediment" (85) to his state's sagging labor market was unemployment insurance paying people not to work?

4. In 2021, how much did the U.S. spend on tax breaks?

5. When the General Social Survey was conducted in 1990, what percent of Americans believed Black Americans were lazy?

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