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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "The Lockdown".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the ruling for Terry v. Ohio decided?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1968.

2. When was Alberta Spruill killed in a botched SWAT raid in Harlem?
(a) May 16, 2003.
(b) April 12, 1995.
(c) September 16, 2006.
(d) June 13, 2000.

3. What group of people is the focus of The New Jim Crow, according to the author in her Introduction?
(a) Latinos and other immigrants.
(b) African American women.
(c) White American men.
(d) African American men.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?
(a) 250.
(b) 750.
(c) 500.
(d) 560.

5. What word used in the Introduction refers to the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities?
(a) Authoritarian.
(b) Egalitarian.
(c) Utilitarian.
(d) Unitarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?

2. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?

3. When was the home of Scott Bryant raided by police in Dodge City, Wisconsin?

4. When was the Military Cooperation with Law Enforcement Act passed?

5. Where did Nathaniel Bacon live as a property owner?

(see the answer key)

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