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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. What did the development try to do to get Gary out of the development?
(a) Charge him extra for his water and sewer services.
(b) Make him pay for his police protection.
(c) Turn off his electricity.
(d) Buy his house for more than he paid for it.

2. In what way were African Americans still bought and sold even after the end of slavery?
(a) As servants.
(b) As serfs.
(c) As communities.
(d) As prisoners.

3. What does Rothstein say whites suffer from as a result of systemic discrimination?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Perpetual fear.
(c) Cynicism.
(d) Envy.

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

5. How were black families kept in the employment they were forced to take after reconstruction?
(a) They were threatened with murder.
(b) They were deceived.
(c) They were misled.
(d) They were bound in chains of debt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rothstein say was a quick and easy segregation problem to solve?

3. What was the condition that led the FHA to finally back the UAW’s development in Milpitas?

4. In which neighborhood does Rothstein say whites “declared war” on African-American residents, and drove them out of the neighborhood?

5. What does Rothstein say organizations used tax-exempt status for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rothstein say was arrested when Andrew Wade, an African-American veteran, tried to move into the white suburb of Shively outside Louisville, Kentucky in 1954?

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

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

4. How does Rothstein characterize the obstacles faced by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in desegregating Richmond, CA?

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

6. How does Rothstein say tax policy was abused to the detriment of African Americans?

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

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

9. What role did the federal government play in the riot outside Bill Myers’ house in Levittown in Pennsylvania?

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

(see the answer keys)

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