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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. Where did Nathaniel Bacon live as a property owner?
(a) Jamestown, Virginia.
(b) Province of New Jersey.
(c) Roanoke, Virginia.
(d) Bermuda.

2. In the Introduction, the author attests that how many people in Germany are in prison for every 100,000 adults and children?
(a) 93.
(b) 215.
(c) 116.
(d) 19.

3. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?
(a) To Little Rock.
(b) To Los Angeles.
(c) To Memphis.
(d) To Atlanta.

4. What was the dominant means of securing cheap labor in the early colonial period in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
(a) Indentured servitude.
(b) White slavery.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Native American slavery.

5. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?
(a) Three out of five.
(b) Four out of five.
(c) Two out of five.
(d) One out of three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

4. What does "caste" refer to?

5. 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?

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