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

2. What was the condition that led the FHA to finally back the UAW’s development in Milpitas?
(a) The development would be a co-op.
(b) The development would be segregated.
(c) The development would be integrated, but races would be separated by a stream.
(d) The development would include only wealthy families.

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

4. What does Rothstein say was a quick and easy segregation problem to solve?
(a) Workplace discrimination.
(b) School segregation.
(c) Bus seating segregation.
(d) Salary discrimination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rothstein say whites suffer from as a result of systemic discrimination?

2. Where did the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) find financing for an integrated development?

3. What does Rothstein suggest as a realistic remedy to systemic housing discrimination?

4. How have American wages changed since 1973?

5. What work does Rothstein say black families were largely forced to take after Reconstruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rothstein’s first suggestion for reforming our country to address systemic racism?

2. How does Rothstein say wage growth affected African Americans differently than whites?

3. How were African Americans denied the right to collectively bargain for better wages?

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

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

6. What steps were taken to keep Wilbur Gary from moving into his house in the Rollingwood development in Richmond, CA?

7. What other local tactics does Rothstein describe?

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

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

10. How does Rothstein say the 2008 housing collapse affected black families?

(see the answer keys)

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