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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the pandemic, how much did the federal government give in rental assistance?
(a) $28 billion.
(b) $46.5 billion.
(c) $11.5 billion.
(d) $56 billion.

2. When did English writer Daniel Defoe publish a pamphlet arguing that the poor would not work for wages if they were given alms?
(a) 1706.
(b) 1704.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1728.

3. Between February and April 2020, how did the unemployment rate rise?
(a) It rose by 75 percent.
(b) It rose by 55 percent.
(c) It doubled.
(d) It quadrupled.

4. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?
(a) 1 in 8.
(b) 2 in 10.
(c) 3 in 20.
(d) 2 in 15.

5. Where did Facebook log its $15 billion in profit?
(a) Caribbean.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Bahamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the GDP is the amount needed to end poverty in America?

2. In 2021, how many rental units in Syracuse, New York, sat empty even as rent increased by 8%?

3. What author is quoted in the epigraph?

4. Using what font on mailers helped increase the number of individuals who signed up for the Earned Income Credit?

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

(see the answer key)

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