Fair Housing Exam 2025/2026 – Solved Questions and Answers
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 allows for discrimination __________.
A. When the owner of the house is the landlord
B. Only when the discrimination is racial
C. Only if the broker is of the same race as the buyer
D. Never - D
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 was amended to include __________.
A. The poor
B. Alcoholics
C. Same sex marriages
D. Handicapped status - D. The Civil Rights act of 1968 was amended to include not only race but also
national origin, color, and religion. The act makes fair housing a national policy throughout the U.S. It
prohibits discrimination in the sale, lease or rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable
because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers businesses and nonprofit service companies that are
__________
A. Public accommodations
B. Commercial facilities
C. Fishing boats
D. Movie theaters - A. Public accommodations are public facilities such as restaurants, retail stores,
movie theaters, daycare centers, and homeless centers.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Fair Housing laws?
A. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status, and national origin.
B. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against individuals because of their association with
persons in the protected classes.
, C. The Fair Housing Act is administered by HUD, which has promulgated rules and regulations that
further interpret the practices defined by the law.
D. The Fair Housing Act covers residential property, vacant land that is to be used for residential
purposes, and commercial property - D. The fair housing laws do not cover commercial transactions
Which of the following is NOT a protected class under Federal Fair Housing?
A. Sex
B. Marital status
C. Pregnant women
D. National origin - B. The protected classes under Federal Fair housing are race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, familial status, and disability. Familial status includes a pregnant woman. Marital status
is NOT included.
Directing buyers into or out of certain neighborhoods based on one of the protected classes is
__________.
A. Panic peddling
B. Steering
C. Legal
D. Redlining - B. Steering is the practice of directing buyers into or out of certain neighborhoods based
on one of the protected classes
The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to __________.
A. Eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities
B. Require regulation for private clubs and religious organizations
C. Require employers with 10 or fewer employees to hire disable people
D. Eliminate discrimination against seniors - A. The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to
eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities.
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 expands the definition of discrimination to include not only race, but also
national origin, color, and __________.
A. Religion
B. Military discharge status
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 allows for discrimination __________.
A. When the owner of the house is the landlord
B. Only when the discrimination is racial
C. Only if the broker is of the same race as the buyer
D. Never - D
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 was amended to include __________.
A. The poor
B. Alcoholics
C. Same sex marriages
D. Handicapped status - D. The Civil Rights act of 1968 was amended to include not only race but also
national origin, color, and religion. The act makes fair housing a national policy throughout the U.S. It
prohibits discrimination in the sale, lease or rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable
because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers businesses and nonprofit service companies that are
__________
A. Public accommodations
B. Commercial facilities
C. Fishing boats
D. Movie theaters - A. Public accommodations are public facilities such as restaurants, retail stores,
movie theaters, daycare centers, and homeless centers.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Fair Housing laws?
A. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status, and national origin.
B. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against individuals because of their association with
persons in the protected classes.
, C. The Fair Housing Act is administered by HUD, which has promulgated rules and regulations that
further interpret the practices defined by the law.
D. The Fair Housing Act covers residential property, vacant land that is to be used for residential
purposes, and commercial property - D. The fair housing laws do not cover commercial transactions
Which of the following is NOT a protected class under Federal Fair Housing?
A. Sex
B. Marital status
C. Pregnant women
D. National origin - B. The protected classes under Federal Fair housing are race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, familial status, and disability. Familial status includes a pregnant woman. Marital status
is NOT included.
Directing buyers into or out of certain neighborhoods based on one of the protected classes is
__________.
A. Panic peddling
B. Steering
C. Legal
D. Redlining - B. Steering is the practice of directing buyers into or out of certain neighborhoods based
on one of the protected classes
The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to __________.
A. Eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities
B. Require regulation for private clubs and religious organizations
C. Require employers with 10 or fewer employees to hire disable people
D. Eliminate discrimination against seniors - A. The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to
eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities.
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 expands the definition of discrimination to include not only race, but also
national origin, color, and __________.
A. Religion
B. Military discharge status
