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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did it not matter to black families that the courts generally saw through the racial motivations of developers who demolished black or integrated neighborhoods?
(a) By the time they won, the neighborhoods had been demolished.
(b) The victories did not come with any enforcement mechanism.
(c) The courts offered no recompense and demanded no changes.
(d) The court decisions were just ignored by government officials.

2. What does Rothstein say was used after the 1954 Brown decision to fix the problems created by segregated housing?
(a) Fair share programs.
(b) Federal loan guarantees.
(c) Inclusionary zoning ordinances.
(d) Busing.

3. How many African Americans moved north in the Second Great Migration?
(a) 118 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 19 million.
(d) 1 million.

4. How does Rothstein say the IRS abetted segregation?
(a) By penalizing black families for living in majority-white neighborhoods.
(b) By preserving tax-exempt status of organizations that fostered segregation.
(c) By eliminating tax-exempt status for organizations that fought segregation.
(d) By auditing organizations that sought to build integrated housing.

5. Why was Stuyvesant Town not integrated, even though New York state forced the development to admit African Americans?
(a) Black families refused to move there.
(b) The rents were too high for African-American families to afford.
(c) Whites there threatened violence against black families.
(d) By the time the state won its case, the wait list was already full.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rothstein say banks have reacted to the real estate market for black families in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse?

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

4. In what way were African Americans still bought and sold even after the end of slavery?

5. What does Rothstein call the practice of demolishing black neighborhoods in order to make way for white families?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other local tactics does Rothstein describe?

2. What effect does Rothstein say the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision have on housing segregation?

3. What does Rothstein say was the IRS’ role in promoting segregation?

4. What does Rothstein say was the other regulatory agencies’ role in promoting segregation?

5. Who does Rothstein say suffers for the segregation black families have faced?

6. How did cities use slum clearance as a justification for segregation?

7. What strategies does Rothstein say whites used to keep black wages down?

8. How does Rothstein say federal policies actively injured black communities?

9. What does Rothstein say caused the fire bombings in Chicago in 1919?

10. Why does Rothstein say housing is such a difficult field for righting past injustices?

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