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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 does Rothstein say binds Americans to solving the problem of housing segregation?
(a) Religious dictate.
(b) International law.
(c) A moral obligation.
(d) The Constitution.

2. What was Houston’s “Race Restriction Areas” map used for?
(a) Integrating Houston’s new developments.
(b) Limiting where whites could build.
(c) Limiting where blacks could find affordable housing.
(d) De-integrating Houston’s neighborhoods.

3. When was the Fair Housing Act passed?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1918.

4. What should the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Comptroller of the Currency should have done but did not do?
(a) Forced local governments to accept integrated developments.
(b) Forced the police to suppress move-in riots when black families moved into integrated neighborhoods.
(c) Withdrawn federal support for discriminatory organizations.
(d) Sued towns that raised requirements for integrated developments.

5. What does Rothstein say African Americans got after the Civil War?
(a) 40 acres and a mule.
(b) Reparations.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rothstein characterize the prices African Americans paid for homes bought and flipped by blockbusters?

2. Where does Rothstein say inclusionary zoning ordinances are forcing builders to set aside units for low-income families?

3. What did the state of Montana ban in 1909?

4. Who does Rothstein say led the movement to develop zoning ordinances in every municipality to separate the races?

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

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