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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. 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) "Indians."
(b) "Blacks."
(c) "Natives."
(d) "Savages."
2. Who was the governor that was under attack in Bacon's Rebellion?
(a) William Berkeley.
(b) Loic Wacquant.
(c) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(d) George Wallace.
3. 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) "More than 2 million."
(b) "More than 3 million."
(c) "Nearly 1.5 million."
(d) "Almost 1 million."
4. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," what "was the device employed to protect the institution of slavery and the political power of slaveholding states" when the Constitution was written?
(a) Federalism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Authoritarianism.
5. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?
(a) One in ten.
(b) One in four.
(c) One in five.
(d) One in three.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom is the following quote that opens Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste" attributed: "The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery"?
2. During the time she worked at the ACLU, Michelle Alexander's focus shifted from employment discrimination to what focus?
3. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
4. When did California pass Proposition 184, the Three Strikes Law?
5. What are the three major racialized systems of control adopted by the United States toward African Americans, according to the author in the Introduction?
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