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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) find financing for an integrated development?
(a) Private backers.
(b) Metropolitan Life.
(c) Federal government.
(d) California government.

2. How long did Bill Myers and his family stay in Levittown after the move-in riot?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

3. When was the first Great Migration that brought black families north?
(a) During World War I.
(b) In the 1920s.
(c) During World War II.
(d) In the 1890s.

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

5. Where did Wilbur Gary buy a home that made him the target of racist violence?
(a) Stuyvesant Town, NY.
(b) Rollingwood, CA.
(c) Creve Coeur, MO.
(d) Chicago, IL.

6. How does Rothstein characterize the federal, state and local government officials’ racial intent in suppressing African-American wages?
(a) Unintentional.
(b) Coded.
(c) Undisguised.
(d) Obfuscated.

7. What does Rothstein suggest as a realistic remedy to systemic housing discrimination?
(a) A fair share law.
(b) Demolishing white neighborhoods and putting in parks.
(c) Relocating white families to city centers.
(d) Subsidies for African-American home-buyers.

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

9. For whose sake does Rothstein say we should take responsibility for our history?
(a) For all Americans.
(b) For the racist ancestors who practiced segregation.
(c) For descendants of enslaved people.
(d) For our predecessors.

10. What is the first place Rothstein suggests making reforms?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Housing subsidies.
(c) Tax law.
(d) Section 8 vouchers.

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

12. How does Rothstein characterize the relationship between the wealth of parents and the wealth of their children?
(a) Inverted proportion.
(b) Consistent.
(c) Linear.
(d) Unrelated.

13. Where does Rothstein say inclusionary zoning ordinances are forcing builders to set aside units for low-income families?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Colorado.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maryland.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Rothstein attribute the fact that schools are more segregated today than in 1967?

2. Who was the leader of the riot at Bill Myers’ house?

3. How long does Rothstein say the riot went on at Wilbur Gary’s house?

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

5. What was the main mechanism Rothstein says whites in power used to suppress black wages?

(see the answer keys)

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