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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "The Fire This Time".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the All of Us or None organization based?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Oakland, California.
(d) New York, New York.

2. For what crime(s) did Warren McCleskey face the death penalty?
(a) Serial murder.
(b) Murder and armed robbery.
(c) Killing a police officer.
(d) Kidnapping and extortion.

3. How many people were employed by the justice system in the U.S. in 2003?
(a) 1.6 million.
(b) 2.4 million.
(c) 1.2 million.
(d) 2.8 million.

4. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) Approximately half a million.
(b) Approximately 100,000.
(c) Approximately two million.
(d) Approximately six million.

5. The author asserts in Chapter 6: "The Fire This Time," "Any racial justice movement, to be successful, must vigorously challenge the public consensus that underlies" what?
(a) "The historic systems of control."
(b) "The future systems of control."
(c) "The prevailing system of control."
(d) "The basis of bias."

Short Answer 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"?

2. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?

3. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

4. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?

5. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?

(see the answer key)

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