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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: “Own Your Own Home”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Public Works Administration create jobs and housing for whites only?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1917.

2. What was demolished to make way for the first PWA development?
(a) An integrated neighborhood.
(b) A white slum.
(c) A shopping district.
(d) An airport.

3. Who does Rothstein say led the movement to develop zoning ordinances in every municipality to separate the races?
(a) Warren Harding.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Harold Ickes.
(d) Harland Bartholomew.

4. What does Rothstein say about the quality of developments built without FHA backing?
(a) It was more likely to be locally sourced.
(b) It was generally better.
(c) It was more likely to be temporary.
(d) It was generally poorer.

5. How does Rothstein characterize the housing policy as Richmond California built public housing during wartime?
(a) Affordable housing for whites, exploitative prices for blacks.
(b) Permanent housing for whites, temporary housing for blacks.
(c) Single-family housing for whites, multi-family housing for blacks.
(d) Large lots for whites, small lots for blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rothstein say the federal government’s role was in segregation after Reconstruction?

2. Who does Rothstein say public housing was originally intended for?

3. When does Rothstein say the Supreme Court overturned its 1883 decision?

4. What does Rothstein says the U.S. Housing Authority’s (USHA) stated goal was?

5. Of the 26 projects the PWA built in the northeast and Midwest in the 1930s, how many were internally integrated?

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