The 1974 amendment added sex to the protected class.

• A. It prohibited redlining
• B. It added sex to the protected class
• C. It created steering
• D. It required a national origin poster

Answer: (B)

This question is about how protections in federal housing law expanded in 1974. The Fair Housing Act was designed to prevent discrimination in the sale and rental of housing on several grounds, originally including race, color, religion, and national origin. The 1974 amendment changed that by adding sex as a protected characteristic, so discrimination based on gender became illegal as well. The other options describe discriminatory practices (like redlining or steering) or a compliance poster requirement, but they don’t represent the specific change made by the 1974 amendment. So the statement that the amendment added sex to the protected class is the correct explanation.