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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the home of Scott Bryant raided by police in Dodge City, Wisconsin?
(a) July, 1993.
(b) March, 1999.
(c) April, 1995.
(d) June, 2000.

2. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2015.

3. What sociologist is cited in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste" as stating that each reincarnation of racial caste "is less total, less capable of encompassing and controlling the entire race"?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) Loic Wacquant.
(d) Marc Mauer.

4. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?
(a) Over 1.6 million.
(b) About 3 million.
(c) Over 1.2 million.
(d) Over 1.8 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the ruling in Florida v. Bostick decided?

2. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?

3. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?

4. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?

5. What U.S. Constitutional Amendment provided that the right to vote should not be denied on account of race?

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