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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the median income for a Black household in 2019?
(a) $24,100.
(b) $36,050.
(c) $21,300.
(d) $37,400.

2. When did Congress pass federal legislation abolishing housing discrimination?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1968.

3. During the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, how many children were exposed to lead poisoning?
(a) 8,900.
(b) Upward of 12,000.
(c) Nearly 15,000.
(d) 11,350.

4. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 2 percent.
(b) 8 percent.
(c) 6 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the value of PayPal founder Peter Thiel's Roth IRA?

3. What was the federal hourly minimum wage in 2020?

4. How many premature deaths did a study find could have been prevented in New York City from 2008 to 2012 if the city's minimum wage had been $15 an hour?

5. 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?

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