Poverty, by America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Poverty, by America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Matthew Desmond
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 2021, how many rental units in Syracuse, New York, sat empty even as rent increased by 8%?
(a) 32 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

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?
(a) July 2023.
(b) May 2022.
(c) August 2020.
(d) June 2021.

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

5. For four months during the COVID pandemic, how much did unemployed Americans received on top of their regular stipend weekly?
(a) $600.
(b) $300.
(c) $400.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?

2. In 2010, what state had the highest rate of unintended pregnancies in the country?

3. How many affordable apartments were opened in the wealthy township of Cherry Hill, New Jersey?

4. When did Roman historian, Sallust, document the problem of a large quantity of poor people living alongside millions of rich people?

5. What state was leading the way on inclusionary zoning in the U.S.?

(see the answer key)

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