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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. 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.

2. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?
(a) Over 1.2 million.
(b) Over 1.8 million.
(c) About 3 million.
(d) Over 1.6 million.

3. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "All racial caste systems, not just mass incarceration, have been supported by" what?
(a) "The white community."
(b) "Racial indifference."
(c) "Racial bias."
(d) "Affirmative action."

4. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) Loic Wacquant.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) Michael Eric Dyson.
(d) Marc Mauer.

5. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?
(a) One in three.
(b) One in four.
(c) One in ten.
(d) One in five.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author uses a metaphor in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" to describe the circumstances of white Americans who are harmed by the War on Drugs. To whom are these white Americans compared?

2. 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?

3. Who wrote The Audacity of Hope?

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

5. When was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?

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