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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
(a) Marc Mauer.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) Jerome Miller.
(d) Lerone Bennett Jr.

2. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?
(a) Operating laundries without licenses.
(b) Murder and kidnapping.
(c) Operating restaurants without licenses.
(d) Forgery and extortion.

3. When was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act passed that called for strict lease enforcement and eviction of public housing tenants who engage in criminal activity?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1975.

4. Who coined the term "invisible punishment" to describe the plight faced by former inmates trapped in the criminal justice system?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Jeremy Travis.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) Devah Pager.

5. When was Swain v. Alabama decided?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1973.

6. When was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1988.

7. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
(a) 2,567.
(b) 693.
(c) 992.
(d) 1,235.

8. Where was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) Montgomery, Alabama.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

9. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Evil.
(c) Greed.
(d) Sadism.

10. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 25%.

11. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1988.

12. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 80%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 70%.

13. Who is attributed to the following quotation in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice": "there is no immaculate perception"?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

14. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?
(a) June, 1995.
(b) December, 2006.
(c) September, 2001.
(d) March, 2011.

15. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?
(a) Defendants.
(b) Prosecutors.
(c) Judges.
(d) Defense attorneys.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

2. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

3. The quote from Frederick Douglass that opens Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" was a part of a statement on behalf of delegates to the National Colored Convention held when?

4. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?

5. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?

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