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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. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?
(a) 1864-1872.
(b) 1866-1880.
(c) 1865-1877.
(d) 1866-1875.

2. The author states in her Introduction, "Conversations about class are resisted in part because there is a tendency to imagine that one's class reflects upon" what?
(a) "One's income."
(b) "One's character."
(c) "One's race."
(d) One's history."

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

4. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Houston.
(d) New York.

5. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?
(a) Five years in prison.
(b) 20 years in prison.
(c) 15 years in prison.
(d) Ten years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what case did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strike down the "no fault" clause on the ground that eviction of innocent tenants was inconsistent with the legislative scheme?

2. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?

3. Who was the former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that stated that if your child bought drugs, "it was from a student of their own race generally"?

4. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?

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

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