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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varieties of Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbot say it is now routine for him to try to do?
(a) Think about his homeland.
(b) Escape prison.
(c) Write short stories.
(d) Abuse the guards.

2. What does Abbott say he thought was crushing him?
(a) People.
(b) Stones.
(c) Steel doors.
(d) Walls.

3. What does Abbott say he suffered from for four years?
(a) Claustrophobia.
(b) Arachnophobia.
(c) Arthitis.
(d) Bipolar.

4. What did Abbott do to conserve energy during his starvation diet?
(a) Read.
(b) Lay still.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Held his breath.

5. What happens to Abbott after twenty three days in the blackout cell?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He has a seizure.
(c) He has a nervous breakdown.
(d) He starts to hallucinate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say he finds painful and angering to look into?

2. Why was Abbott sent to the Utah State Penitentiary?

3. How did the guards try to control Abbott's claustrophobia?

4. Who is Abbott writing to?

5. What is a prisoner given once a day as part of the C-300 punishment?

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