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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Batson v. Kentucky decided?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1993.

2. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1893.

3. Where does the author describe Murray McNair returning home after his release from prison in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Houston, Texas.

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

5. 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) George W. Bush.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.

6. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Houston.
(d) Little Rock.

7. When did San Francisco's Ban the Box policy take effect?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2011.

8. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?
(a) 500%.
(b) 1,000%.
(c) 300%.
(d) 2,000%.

9. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?
(a) May, 1989.
(b) June, 2000.
(c) April, 1992.
(d) September, 1991.

10. 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) 1986.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1975.

11. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1972.

12. In what case did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strike down the "no fault" clause on the ground that eviction of innocent tenants was inconsistent with the legislative scheme?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) McClesky v. Kemp.
(c) Rucker v. Davis.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

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

14. 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) 60%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 70%.

15. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that although rural counties contain only 20% of the U.S. population, what percentage of new prison construction occurs there?
(a) 40%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 70%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

2. What percentage of those arrested for drunk driving in 1990 were white men?

3. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?

4. What fraction of the young black male population in the United States today are unemployed, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

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