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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s, within what amount of time did young mothers on welfare quit relying on it?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 3 1/2 years.

2. What president once siad, "Taxes should hurt" (97)?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Ford.
(d) Carter.

3. How many powerboats did Americans buy in 2020?
(a) 273,000.
(b) About 405,000.
(c) 108,000.
(d) More than 310,000.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many residents in Stockton, California, were given $500 a month with no strings attached?

2. Since 1985, by what percent did rent prices exceed income gains?

3. In Chapter 6, how many American families owned property besides their primary residence?

4. For four months during the COVID pandemic, how much did unemployed Americans received on top of their regular stipend weekly?

5. How many newly built English homes would fit into the average new American home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a main reason why low-income Americans were not taking full advantage of government programs?

2. How much did Desmond think it would take to end poverty, and how did he believe we could get the money?

3. How and why did poverty rates fall during the COVID pandemic?

4. How did Japan, Great Britain, Estonia, the Netherlands, and some other countries handle tax filing?

5. What did Leo Tolstoy believe caused the horrible poverty he saw in Moscow?

6. What were arguments about the negative effects of government support for the poor based upon?

7. What were some laws that served as walls to keep out the poor?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what examples did Desmond provide to show how rich Americans were at the time the book was written?

9. What was the problem with private fortunes outpacing investments in public services?

10. What were some ways social scientists and policymakers attempted to move low-income families to promising neighborhoods?

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