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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her Introduction, the author writes, "The impact of the drug war has been astounding. In less than 30 years, the U.S penal population exploded from around 300,000 to" how many?
(a) "Nearly 1.5 million."
(b) "Almost 1 million."
(c) "More than 2 million."
(d) "More than 3 million."

2. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1889.

3. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) He is a slave.
(b) He is unable to pay poll taxes.
(c) He is illiterate.
(d) He is a felon.

4. In what year did a federal grand jury determine that the Ku Klux Klan was a "terrorist organization" and issue hundreds of indictments for crimes of violence and terrorism?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1890.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the governor that was under attack in Bacon's Rebellion?

3. 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"?

4. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?

5. How did Jarvious Cotton's great-grandfather die?

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