Equity Quiz

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Equity Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge on equity issues and their impact on various communities in the United States through this engaging quiz. Discover surprising statistics that highlight inequalities in areas such as criminal justice, education, and income.

Challenge yourself with questions that will encourage you to think critically about social justice and the disparities that exist in our society:

Understand the implications of statistical disparities
Learn about historical and contemporary equity issues
Engage with data-driven questions to enhance your awareness

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ChallengingTruth321

57% of people in state prisons for drug offenses in the US are African American. What percentage of illicit drug users in the US are African American?

14%

28%

42%

56%

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 34 anti-Muslim organizations were operating in the US in 2015. How many were operating in the US in 2016?

101

146

According to GLSEN, what percentage of students who report an incident of homophobia at school say the school did nothing in response or told them to ignore it?

US Census data show that African American and Latina women earn how much for every dollar a White man earns?

One dollar and one dollar, respectively

81 cents and 79 cents respectively

64 and 56 cents, respectively

54 cents and 49 cents, respectively

The Service Women’s Action Network has reported that women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are less likely to have been killed by an enemy than they are to have been:

Raped by a colleague

Dishonorably discharged

Promoted in rank

According to the Center for American Progress, compared with schools attended by at least 90% white students, those attended by at least 90% students of color spend how much less per pupil annually?

$312

$733

$1,028

About 5% of the world’s people live in the United States. About what percentage of people currently in prison live in the United States?

25%

45%

65%

In a study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers replied to help-wanted ads by sending résumés from fictitious applicants. Each applicant had the same qualifications, but some had stereotypically African American sounding names while others had stereotypically White sounding names. How much more likely were applicants with stereotypically White names to get a callback regarding their applications than applicants with stereotypically Black names?

15% more likely

26% more likely

39% more likely

50% more likely

Identify the source of this quote: “We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.”

Bell hooks

Michael Moore

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The median household income in the US has increased 16% since 1980. During the same period, corporate profits after taxes increased 182%, the average income for the wealthiest 1% of families increased 190%, and the average income for the wealthiest 0.01% of families grew 322%. What happened to the average income of the poorest 90% during that time?

Increased 16%

Increased 0.03%

. decreased 16%

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