1. Question 1

1 Point

Over the last 50 years, the rich have become _______ and the poor have become _______.

A. richer; poorer

B. richer; richer

C. relatively poorer; relatively richer

D. relatively poorer; relatively poorer

1. Question 2

1 Point

Over the last 50 years, poverty has been _______ and inequality has been _______.

A. falling; rising

B. falling; falling

C. rising; rising

D. rising; falling

1. Question 3

1 Point

To understand how poverty, inequality, and discrimination affect an economy, _______ analysis is used. To determine whether a government should try to reduce inequality in the name of social justice, _______ analysis is used.

A. positive; objective

B. subjective; normative

C. normative; positive

D. positive; normative

1. Question 4

1 Point

In the United States, the official poverty line is calculated by multiplying _______ for a family of a given size by _______.

A. the average expenditure on housing; three

B. the cost of food; three

C. the average expenditure on housing; two

D. the cost of food; two

1. Question 5

1 Point

Comparing 1959 with 2000 the U.S. poverty rate has:

A. been steadily declining by a few percentage points each decade.

B. dropped to nearly zero.

C. dropped by approximately half.

D. increased briefly but then returned to 1950s levels.

GIve explanation