1. If lower the top income tax, the Lorenz cure will what? a. shift inward toward the line of perfect equality b. shift outward away from the line of perfect equality c. not shift at all d. it cannot be determined which way the Lorenz curve will shift 2. If the government increases the amount of food stamps and housing assistance it gives out. the direct effect of U.S. poverty, as officially defined, 3. will be reduced b. will be Increased e will remain the same d, cannot be determined for the information 4. In a Lorenz curve for the United States, wealth would a, show the same amount of inequality as the Lorenz curve for income b. show more inequality than the Lorenz curve for income c show less inequality than the Lorenz curve for Income d. would show no Inequality at all 5. If the Lorenz curve shifts inward toward the 45-degree reference line a. income distribution is less equal b. income distribution is more equal income distribution is no different d. income distribution cannot be determine Page 7 Focus