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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did President Reagan reduce funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
(a) 40%.
(b) Almost 70%.
(c) 20%.
(d) Nearly 80%.

2. What percent of the GDP is the amount needed to end poverty in America?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 18.
(d) 27.

3. How old was Tolstoy when he moved to Moscow?
(a) 56.
(b) 53.
(c) 43.
(d) 49.

4. What magazine featured a cover story that had a photo of a gold-plated manhole cover?
(a) Time.
(b) New York Times Magazine.
(c) The Atlantic.
(d) National Review.

5. How much could be raised by stopping the mortgage interest deduction?
(a) $25 billion.
(b) $17 billion.
(c) $32 billion.
(d) $12 billion.

6. 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) Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.
(c) Japan, Germany, France, and Poland.
(d) Japan, Great Britain, Estonia, and the Netherlands.

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

8. In a 2021 study of 100 cities, what percent of apartment dwellers were allowed to live on residential land?
(a) 32.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 8.

9. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when did Democrats have majorities in both houses of Congress?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1972.

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

11. In 2020, what was the tax burden for the poorest individuals with incomes at or below $9,875?
(a) 4 percent.
(b) 7 percent.
(c) 2 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

12. In 2020, how much was the gap that separated everyone in America below the poverty line and the poverty line itself?
(a) $194 billion.
(b) $177 billion.
(c) $127 billion.
(d) $103 billion.

13. Which states had the fastest job growth during June and July 2021?
(a) Colorado, California, Indiana, New York state, and Connecticut.
(b) Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, and Louisiana.
(c) Alaska, Hawaii, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(d) Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

14. In December 2021, by what percent did eviction filings fall in Austin?
(a) 39.
(b) 64.
(c) 53.
(d) 28.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to studies, what percent of the taxes they owed did the ultra-rich pay?

2. In the book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, what percent of adult Americans did the author report had relied on a major government program at some time in their lives?

3. In what state did nearly everyone eligible for food stamps enroll?

4. Where did Facebook log its $15 billion in profit?

5. What might the average borrower of a pay day loan pay in fees to borrow $375?

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