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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what percent had median rent increased since 2000 in the West?
(a) 189 percent.
(b) 192 percent.
(c) 135 percent.
(d) 112 percent.

2. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?
(a) 63.
(b) 59.
(c) 74.
(d) 87.

3. At what rate were the 400 richest Americans taxed?
(a) 44%.
(b) 23%.
(c) 19%.
(d) 36%.

4. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?
(a) $18.39.
(b) $15.
(c) $17.68.
(d) $16.

5. In 2020, what was the tax burden for the poorest individuals with incomes at or below $9,875?
(a) 7 percent.
(b) 2 percent.
(c) 4 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did English writer Daniel Defoe publish a pamphlet arguing that the poor would not work for wages if they were given alms?

2. What church did Desmond's father pastor?

3. To what circle of hell did Dante send moneylenders?

4. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?

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

(see the answer key)

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