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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was The Strange Career of Jim Crow published?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1955.

2. What state supreme court issued a landmark decision in the case of Ruffin v. Commonwealth?
(a) The Mississippi Supreme Court.
(b) The Arkansas Supreme Court.
(c) The Virginia Supreme Court.
(d) The Louisiana Supreme Court.

3. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
(a) Batson v. Kentucky.
(b) McClesky v. Kemp.
(c) Rucker v. Davis.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

4. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
(a) 1,235.
(b) 693.
(c) 2,567.
(d) 992.

5. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) January 1, 1866.
(b) March 1, 1863.
(c) May 9, 1865.
(d) September 16, 1862.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the co-founder of the See Forever charter school that is quoted in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?

3. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

4. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?

5. Who wrote The Strange Career of Jim Crow?

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