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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: State-Sanctioned Violence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rothstein say led the movement to develop zoning ordinances in every municipality to separate the races?
(a) Harland Bartholomew.
(b) Warren Harding.
(c) Harold Ickes.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

2. What does Beryl Satter say was one of the consequences of buying from blockbusters?
(a) Crime.
(b) Crowded homes.
(c) Poor educational opportunities.
(d) Drugs.

3. Who does Rothstein say spread the word that Bill Myers, an African-American veteran, had moved into the Levittown in Pennsylvania?
(a) The postman.
(b) Housewives.
(c) Kids.
(d) Local builders.

4. How does Rothstein characterize the FHA’s theory about value in terms African Americans bringing down housing prices?
(a) Deluded.
(b) Self-fulfilling.
(c) A misrepresentation.
(d) Factually accurate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most extreme measure blockbusters took to inspire racial fears and get whites to sell their homes?

2. What does Rothstein say black families were unprepared to do as a consequence of purchasing from blockbusters?

3. How does Rothstein characterize blockbusting?

4. What does Rothstein say police knew of, and ignored, in the rioters at Bill Myers’ house?

5. How did the FHA’s own 1948 report characterize the black families’ conditions in neighborhoods they could not move out of?

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