Linda Chalfant-Allen’s Short Quiz

[Linda Chalfant-Allen]

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Subject: My Tightrope Short Quiz
From: Linda Chalfant-Allen
Date: Thu, July 16, 2020 8:08 pm MST
To: ReadingLiberally-SaltLake@johnkarls.com
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Dear John,

These are just a few ideas that occurred to me, along with possible answers, neither very comprehensive or systematic. Hope you find them helpful.

Sincerely,

Linda

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What do you think is the major social problem in the U.S. today—poverty, joblessness and low wages, inadequate health care, class and/or racial inequality, educational disparities, drug addiction, crime, or something else?

When there are so many problems in American society today, why do you think the authors chose to focus on jobs? (effects on poverty, the family, health, education, drug abuse and alcoholism)

The average CEO now earns more than ____ (two, 20, 300) times as much as the average worker. (300, p. 61)

Three individual Americans currently have as much wealth as the entire bottom _________ (one-half, one-third, one-tenth) of the population. (one-half, p. 17)

Of 146 countries, the U.S. ranks _______ (first, 41st or 101st) in child mortality. (41st, p. 13)

What causes more childhood deaths each year in the U.S. than cancer? (abuse and neglect, p. 211)

What are ACEs ? ("adverse childhood experiences"--divorce, alcoholism, drugs, poverty, p. 211)

Many people are concerned about welfare "cheating". What is the fraud rate in food stamp usage—1.5, 15 or 25 percent? (only 1.5 %, while large corporations and multimillionaires avoid taxes through subsidies, loopholes and hiding assets abroad, p. 46)

What are three "deaths of despair? (drugs, alcohol and suicide, p. 50)

The number of people in jail or prison is _______ (three, seven, ten) times what it was just 50 years ago, in 1970. (seven, p. 207)

Does it cost more to fund education and drug intervention programs, or to just throw people in jail for offenses? ("Treatment is expensive, but so are crime, incarceration and foster care", pp. 88-89, 124

In dollars alone, how much can a single murder cost? ($3 million or more, can't find the page)

What are three things you as an individual can do right now to make a difference? (mentor, donate, advocate, volunteer, Appendix, pp. 263-265)