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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

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) "Natives."
(c) "Savages."
(d) "Blacks."

2. When was the home of Scott Bryant raided by police in Dodge City, Wisconsin?
(a) March, 1999.
(b) April, 1995.
(c) July, 1993.
(d) June, 2000.

3. In what case did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strike down the "no fault" clause on the ground that eviction of innocent tenants was inconsistent with the legislative scheme?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) McClesky v. Kemp.
(c) Rucker v. Davis.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

4. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1988.

5. 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) 1880.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?

2. In June of 2001, how many more black men were in the Illinois state prison system than were enrolled in the state's public universities?

3. Who was the executive director of the Sentencing Project when the book was written?

4. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?

5. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?

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