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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s, within what amount of time did young mothers on welfare quit relying on it?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 3 1/2 years.

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

3. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how much money did the U.S. lose yearly due to tax avoidance?
(a) About $20 billion.
(b) More than $1 trillion.
(c) $900 million.
(d) $3 trillion.

4. What were some countries where the government automatically filed taxes, sent a form to citizens, citizens checked the form, and mailed it back in?
(a) Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Nigeria.
(b) Japan, Germany, France, and Poland.
(c) Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.
(d) Japan, Great Britain, Estonia, and the Netherlands.

5. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Most of his adult life.
(c) Half of his adult life.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the 1965 Delano grape strike and boycott last?

2. When was their a financial crisis in the 19th century that caused landlords to subdivide properties to make room for more renters?

3. When did Leo Tolstoy move to Moscow?

4. What president once siad, "Taxes should hurt" (97)?

5. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?

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