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

2. Growing up in a severely disadvantaged neighborhood was equivalent to missing how much school?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

5. What country cut payroll taxes for low-income workers?
(a) France.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) South Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the week of March 16, 2020, how many Americans filed for unemployment insurance?

2. In 2020, how much did Americans spend on their pets?

3. In 2020, what was the tax burden for the poorest individuals with incomes at or below $9,875?

4. When the General Social Survey was conducted in 1990, what percent of Americans believed Black Americans were lazy?

5. How old was Tolstoy when he moved to Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did English doctor and clergyman Joseph Townsend have to say about getting poor people to work?

4. What challenges did Blacks face with banking?

5. Why did Desmond write that middle-class families were not carrying the poor on their backs?

6. Why did Desmond believe that deeper antipoverty investments were not required?

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

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

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

10. What were some excuses for the rising housing costs, and what did Desmond believe caused the rising housing costs?

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