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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?
(a) Marc Mauer.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) Donald Braman.
(d) Devah Pager.

2. 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?
(a) The Apostolic Church of God.
(b) The First Episcopal Church.
(c) The New Zion Church of God.
(d) The New Life Christian Science Church.

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

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

5. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 3.5 million.
(c) 2.5 million.
(d) 1 million.

6. In what case in 1985 did the Court rule that racially biased strikes violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?
(a) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(b) Rucker v. Davis.
(c) Batson v. Kentucky.
(d) McClesky v. Kemp.

7. 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.

8. 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 bias."
(c) "Racial indifference."
(d) "Affirmative action."

9. When was the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act passed, authorizing public housing agencies the ability to exclude and evict drug offenders and other felons from access?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2002.

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

11. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George W. Bush.

12. 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) Evil.
(b) Greed.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Hatred.

13. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

14. 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?
(a) Under $10,000.
(b) Under $5,000.
(c) Under $12,000.
(d) Under $20,000.

15. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Houston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe Murray McNair returning home after his release from prison in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

2. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. According to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," white youth have about how many times the number of drug-related emergency room visits as their African American counterparts?

4. When was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned for owing a fine, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. Who wrote The Anatomy of Racial Inequality?

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