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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Blacks moved north during the Great Migration, how much more did they often have to pay than white tenants paid?
(a) 2/3 more.
(b) Triple.
(c) Double.
(d) 1/3 more.

2. How many fewer Americans were in poverty in 2021 than in 2018?
(a) 5 million.
(b) Approximately 10 million.
(c) Roughly 16 million.
(d) 18 million.

3. In Chapter 6, how many American families owned property besides their primary residence?
(a) 1 in 8.
(b) 2 in 10.
(c) 3 in 10.
(d) 4 in 5.

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

5. 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?
(a) 45.
(b) 96.
(c) 32.
(d) 68.

6. In 2018, how much more did the average middle-class family receive in government aid than it paid in federal taxes?
(a) $5,800.
(b) $6,500.
(c) $8,300.
(d) $7.100.

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

8. When did Leo Tolstoy move to Moscow?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1873.

9. 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) Japan, Great Britain, Estonia, and the Netherlands.
(b) Japan, Germany, France, and Poland.
(c) Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.
(d) Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Nigeria.

10. In what state did nearly everyone eligible for food stamps enroll?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Washington.
(c) Montana.
(d) Arizona.

11. How many residents in Stockton, California, were given $500 a month with no strings attached?
(a) 75.
(b) 125.
(c) 218.
(d) 230.

12. In 2021, how much did the U.S. spend on tax breaks?
(a) $1.8 trillion.
(b) $4.9 billion.
(c) $2.7 trillion.
(d) $1.6 billion.

13. What might the average borrower of a pay day loan pay in fees to borrow $375?
(a) $520.
(b) $215.
(c) $490.
(d) $380.

14. By what percent had median rent increased since 2000 in the West?
(a) 189 percent.
(b) 135 percent.
(c) 112 percent.
(d) 192 percent.

15. What was the difference between the amount Lakia Higbee paid for rent and what she would have paid for mortgage if she could have gotten one?
(a) $875 compared to $606.
(b) $1,025 compared to $735.
(c) $950 compared to $577.
(d) $1,200 compared to $832.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Between February and April 2020, how did the unemployment rate rise?

3. In 2021, how many rental units in Syracuse, New York, sat empty even as rent increased by 8%?

4. How many of the families who qualified for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families applied for it?

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

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