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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varieties of Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a prisoner given once a day as part of the C-300 punishment?
(a) Soup.
(b) A bath.
(c) Water.
(d) A sponge.

2. What drug is Abbott give to stop him from hallucinating?
(a) Bendedrine.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Thorazine.
(d) Somax.

3. What does Abbott say he had to do to urinate while in the Butner institution?
(a) Stand on his head.
(b) Beg.
(c) Twist his torso.
(d) Ring a bell.

4. What two people did Abbott learn had died during his time in the C-300 cell?
(a) JFK and his mother.
(b) President Nixon and his brother.
(c) Malcolm X and his sister.
(d) Bobby Kennedy and his father.

5. Which of the following philosophers is Abbott particularly drawn to?
(a) Kant.
(b) Kierkgaard.
(c) Nietschze.
(d) Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Abbott's fellow inmates do to ensure Abbott's release from the the starvation diet?

2. What did Abbott eat in addition to his starvation diet?

3. What does Abbott say he thought was crushing him?

4. What does Abbott say he forgot while in his hotel room?

5. Who was Abbott once falsely accused of stabbing?

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