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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 program does Rothstein say was integral to Houston’s segregation plans?
(a) Section 8 program.
(b) Mortgage subsidy program.
(c) School construction.
(d) Highway construction.

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

3. When did the U.S. start building public housing?
(a) 1960s.
(b) World War I.
(c) New Deal.
(d) World War II.

4. What does Rothstein say the FHA’s appraisal standards included?
(a) A fair share requirement.
(b) A whites-only requirements.
(c) A reparations requirement.
(d) An integration requirement.

5. Who created a community composition rule as the Secretary of the Interior?
(a) Harold Hoffman
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(d) Because private developers refused to sell to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of zoning were African Americans most likely to live in?

2. What does Rothstein say was the main driver of de jure segregation?

3. What is de jure segregation?

4. Why does Rothstein say the Mereday family did not apply for mortgages?

5. What kind of language did federal documents use to disguise their racial intent?

(see the answer key)

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