Quiz on Wealth

What does Structural Racism refer to?

• A system where public policies perpetuate racial group inequity

• Overt and covert forces that foster racial discrimination through systems like housing and education

• Disproportionate segregation of communities of color by institutions

• The challenges for people of color to participate in society and the economy

According to the American Medical Association, what does Structural Racism prevent or make more challenging?

• For people of color to secure quality education

• For communities of color to have equal treatment in the criminal justice system

• For people of color to participate in society and in the economy

• For public policies to perpetuate racial group inequity

What is Institutional Racism characterized by?

• Mutually reinforcing systems of discrimination

• Disproportionate segregation of communities of color from access to opportunities

• A system that allows privileges associated with "whiteness"

• The challenges for people of color to adapt over time

What does Systemic Racism identify as dimensions of our history and culture?

• Systems of housing, education, and employment

• Privileges associated with "whiteness" and disadvantages associated with "color"

• The segregation of communities of color

• The prevention of participation in society for people of color

What does the Racial Wealth Gap represent?

• The difference in wealth between races due to personal choices.

• The accumulated effects of four centuries of institutional and systemic racism.

• The economic disparity solely based on educational differences.

• The income gap between different professions.

What is chattel slavery characterized by?

• Temporary servitude and freedom after a set period.

• Slavery based on financial debt.

• A piece of personal property, tangible, and children born into slavery.

• A system where slaves are paid wages.

What was sharecropping?

• A system where farmers owned the land they worked on.

• A type of farming where families rent small plots of land and pay with a portion of their crop.

• A modern agricultural technique introduced in the 20th century.

• An economic system that allowed African Americans to quickly accumulate wealth.

What was Black Wall Street known for?

• Being a poor community in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

• An affluent African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the early part of the 20th century.

• A financial institution that was exclusive to government officials.

• A stock exchange market that crashed in the 1920s.

What are racial covenants?

• Laws that enforce equal housing opportunities.

• Contractual agreements that allow the purchase, lease, or occupation of a piece of property by anyone.

• Contractual agreements that prohibit the purchase, lease, or occupation of a piece of property based on race.

• Agreements that ensure racial diversity in neighborhoods.

What does the term "Redlining" refer to?

• A process of repairing and healing communities.

• A discriminatory practice limiting services based on racial or ethnic composition of a neighborhood.

• The process of estimating the value of a property.

• A mutual agreement to restrict the use of property by a particular group of people.