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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. Approximately how many people were in prison or jail for a drug offense in 1980?
(a) 35,250.
(b) 29,350.
(c) 25,900.
(d) 41,100.

2. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1886.

3. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?
(a) Segregation in public schools and buildings.
(b) Slavery in the Southern United States.
(c) Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
(d) Discrimination against African Americans in relation to voting rights.

4. During the time she worked at the ACLU, Michelle Alexander's focus shifted from employment discrimination to what focus?
(a) Tax reform.
(b) Criminal justice reform.
(c) Affirmative action.
(d) Education reform.

5. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
(a) "Racism Still Exists Today."
(b) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."
(d) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?

2. When was the major conference held called "Why We Can't Wait: Reversing the Retreat on Civil Rights"?

3. 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?

4. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?

5. 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?

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