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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 the 1950s and 1960s, how many U.S. workers carried union cards?
(a) 2/3.
(b) About 1/2.
(c) 1/4.
(d) Nearly 1/3.

2. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?
(a) 1 in 17.
(b) 1 in 20.
(c) 5 in 25.
(d) 2 in 30.

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

4. What country cut payroll taxes for low-income workers?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) South Korea.

5. Since 1985, by what percent did rent prices exceed income gains?
(a) 75%.
(b) 280%.
(c) 325%.
(d) 115%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2020, how much money did the mortgage interest deducation allow more than 13 million Americans to keep?

2. How much in market value did Walmart lose when it announced in 2015 that it planned to increase its starting wage to at least $9 an hour?

3. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?

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

5. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?

(see the answer key)

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