Understanding Wealth Inequality in America

Understanding Wealth Inequality in America

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the study by a Harvard economist reveal about Americans' perception of wealth distribution?

Americans believe wealth is evenly distributed.

Americans think the top 20% own slightly more than half of the wealth.

Americans believe the bottom 20% own most of the wealth.

Americans think wealth is concentrated in the middle class.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the actual data, what percentage of the nation's wealth is owned by the top 20%?

Less than 20%

About 50%

Over 80%

Exactly 70%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has the wealth distribution changed from 1989 to 2023?

The wealth gap has narrowed.

The top 10% now own less wealth.

The bottom 50% now own more than the top 10%.

The top 10% now own more wealth.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country is noted as having the most significant wealth disparity among industrialized nations?

United States

Germany

Italy

Japan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason for the wealth disparity in the United States?

High taxes on the wealthy

Low number of billionaires

Equal wealth distribution

High number of billionaires

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many Mount Everests would Elon Musk's wealth stack up to?

One Mount Everest

Three Mount Everests

Five Mount Everests

Seven Mount Everests

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Oreo cookie visualization represent in the video?

The wealth of the top 1%

The total wealth of the United States

The median net worth of an American household

The average American's daily income

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