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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: State-Sanctioned Violence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rothstein say blockbusting had its roots?
(a) Racism.
(b) Federal housing policy.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Private decisions.

2. How big was the mob that threw rocks at Wilbur Gary’s house?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

3. What does Rothstein say was the first consequence of black families moving into whites neighborhoods through blockbusting?
(a) Prices remained constant.
(b) Prices went down steeply.
(c) Prices went down slightly.
(d) Prices went up.

4. What does Rothstein say black families were unprepared to do as a consequence of purchasing from blockbusters?
(a) Life off one wage-earner.
(b) Add additions to their homes.
(c) Afford maintenance.
(d) Buy second homes.

5. What does Rothstein say was the evidence the FHA used to back up the claim that African Americans in a white neighborhood would decrease property value and therefore increase losses?
(a) Generalizations about the purity of races.
(b) Years of property value data.
(c) There was no hard evidence.
(d) Anecdotes from homeowners in Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilbur Gary buy a home that made him the target of racist violence?

2. What does Rothstein say caused many black families to lose the homes they bought from blockbusters?

3. How long did Bill Myers and his family stay in Levittown after the move-in riot?

4. How does Rothstein characterize blockbusting?

5. What flag did the mob fly outside of Bill Myers’ house, while the cops stood by doing nothing?

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