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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. Who was the judge assigned to Edward Clary's case in the Federal District of Missouri?
(a) Judge William Berkeley.
(b) Judge George Wallace.
(c) Judge Clyde Cahill.
(d) Judge Lerone Bennett Jr.

2. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

3. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?
(a) 750.
(b) 500.
(c) 560.
(d) 250.

4. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
(a) "Natives."
(b) "Blacks."
(c) "Savages."
(d) "Indians."

5. Where did Clifford Runoalds return home to attend the funeral of his 18-month-old daughter after he was busted in a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) To Dallas, Texas.
(b) To Bryan, Texas.
(c) To Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) To Oxford, Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in the Introduction refers to the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities?

2. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?

3. What was Terrance Bostick found to be carrying on a Greyhound Bus in the case of Florida v. Bostick?

4. What does "caste" refer to?

5. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people incarcerated in prisons in the U.S. went from about 300,000 to how many?

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