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Quiz for Document 18–5: Henry George, An Analysis of the Crime of Poverty, 1885

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to George, who was primarily responsible for the crime of poverty?

Churches

The federal government

The poor themselves

Society

2. Why did George believe private landownership was problematic?

Land in the United States had been unfairly taken from native peoples.

Desirable land plots were growing scarce.

Disputes over property boundaries led to hostility between neighbors.

Individuals had no rightful claim to land since they had not created it.

3. How did George propose to address poverty?

Divide profits between employers and workers

Abolish private landownership

Enact a progressive income tax

Redistribute revenue from land taxes to nonlandholders