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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Considering Fixes, and Epilogue, pages 195-218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first place Rothstein suggests making reforms?
(a) Tax law.
(b) Section 8 vouchers.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Housing subsidies.

2. What does Rothstein say organizations used tax-exempt status for?
(a) Skirting laws about discrimination.
(b) Getting favorable mortgages for their properties.
(c) Legally discriminating against African Americans.
(d) Creating wealth in their properties.

3. What flag did the mob fly outside of Bill Myers’ house, while the cops stood by doing nothing?
(a) The American flag.
(b) The Confederate flag.
(c) The South African flag.
(d) The Soviet flag.

4. Who was the leader of the riot at Bill Myers’ house?
(a) A powerful real estate developer.
(b) A local police chief.
(c) An elected official.
(d) A well-known attorney.

5. What was the outcome of the Gerald Cohn investigation?
(a) He was driven out of the state.
(b) He was blacklisted by the FHA.
(c) He was exonerated.
(d) He was imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) find financing for an integrated development?

2. What does Rothstein say was a popular tool for whites who wanted to restrict integrated neighborhoods?

3. How does Rothstein explain how places like Ferguson, MO got to be so racially homogenous?

4. How have American wages changed since 1973?

5. What does Rothstein say the FHA’s appraisal standards included?

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