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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By the end of 2007, how many Americans were behind bars, on probation, or on parole, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) About 5 million.
(b) Over 8 million.
(c) Over 7 million.
(d) About 3 million.

3. When was the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act passed, authorizing public housing agencies the ability to exclude and evict drug offenders and other felons from access?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1998.

4. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 16th Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 3rd Amendment.
(d) The 2nd Amendment.

5. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) March 1, 1863.
(b) May 9, 1865.
(c) September 16, 1862.
(d) January 1, 1866.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice" that in the federal system, homicide offenders account for 0.4% of the past decade's growth in the federal prison population while drug offenders account for what percent of that expansion?

2. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?

3. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?

4. What amount of money can Ohio charge probationers as a supervision fee as a condition of probation, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. When was The Strange Career of Jim Crow published?

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