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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "The Lockdown".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) He is a felon.
(b) He is illiterate.
(c) He is a slave.
(d) He is unable to pay poll taxes.
2. In the Urban League's 1990 report, "The State of Black America," it stated, "There is at least one concept that must be recognized if one is to see the pervasive and insidious nature of the drug problem for the African American community. Though difficult to accept, that is the concept of" what?
(a) "Racism."
(b) "Confidentiality."
(c) "Poverty."
(d) "Genocide."
3. 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) 250.
(d) 500.
4. When did the American Civil War begin?
(a) September 16, 1862.
(b) March 1, 1863.
(c) April 12, 1861.
(d) January 1, 1866.
5. How did Jarvious Cotton's great-grandfather die?
(a) He was beaten to death by the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) He was beaten to death by fellow prisoners.
(c) He was killed in a factory accident.
(d) He was killed in an automobile accident.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
2. Approximately how many people were in prison or jail for a drug offense in 1980?
3. During the time she worked at the ACLU, Michelle Alexander's focus shifted from employment discrimination to what focus?
4. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?
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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