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In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison Quiz

Jack Abbott
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In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison Quiz

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1)

What do guards look upon prisoners as? (from The Prison Staff)

Aliens.
Evil-beings.
Slaves.
Animals.
2)

Whose writings does Abbott say he supports? (from Foreign Affairs, and, Freedom?)

Lenin's.
Mao's.
Stalin's.
Trotsky's.
3)

What is the worst crime one can commit while in prison? (from The Inmates)

The murder of a guard.
The murder of an inmate.
The stealing of cigarettes.
The stealing of food.
4)

What does Abbott say prisoners live by? (from The Prison Staff)

The criminal's honor.
Their own laws.
Their instincts.
A code of survival.
5)

What does Abbot say is the natural result of prison violence? (from The Inmates)

Revolution.
Strike.
Murder.
Peace.
6)

What does Abbott say is the form of the truth from a certain view point? (from Gods and Drugs, and, Choosing Sides: Communists and Marxism)

Philosophy.
Propaganda.
Prison life.
Real life.
7)

Which country does Abbott say is Cuba's master? (from Foreign Affairs, and, Freedom?)

USA.
China.
Britain.
USSR.
8)

What does Abbott say he appreciates seeing on his cell window? (from Foreign Affairs, and, Freedom?)

Insects.
Spider webs.
Rain drops.
Mud.
9)

What does Abbott say he uses heroin for? (from Gods and Drugs, and, Choosing Sides: Communists and Marxism)

A substitute for sex.
To cure homesickness.
To forget time.
Emotional security.
10)

What is the name of the prisoner Abbott recalls in this section? (from The Inmates)

Sherlock.
Loopy.
Striker.
Felder.
11)

What author does Abbott reference in this chapter? (from Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore)

Gide.
Mann.
Camus.
Stendhal.
12)

What does Abbott want two dollars to purchase? (from Gods and Drugs, and, Choosing Sides: Communists and Marxism)

Toothpaste.
Broth.
Tea.
Cigarettes.
13)

What does Abbott say a bull is pricked with? (from The Inmates)

Pins.
Spears.
Daggers.
Needles.
14)

Where does Abbott say is the only place non-whites get equality? (from Racism in America and Behind Bars)

Prison.
Hell.
Diners.
Heaven.
15)

What is the one thing a convict respects? (from The Prison Staff)

Violence.
Immorality.
Hierachy.
Moral strength.
16)

What was the name of the criminal Mailer wrote about in the Executioner's Song? (from Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore)

Gary Gilmore.
Fred West.
James Banville.
Ted Bundy.
17)

Who does Abbott say American democracy is slanted against? (from Racism in America and Behind Bars)

Blacks.
Men.
Asians.
Women.
18)

Why does Abbott think Blackie did not hang himself? (from American Violence/American Justice: The Legal System)

Blackie had nothing to hang himself with.
Blackie was due for parole.
Blackie loved life.
Blackie was desparate to be with his family again.
19)

What political figure does Abbott say he feels close to? (from Foreign Affairs, and, Freedom?)

Hitler.
Lenin.
Stalin.
Lincoln.
20)

Where does Abbott say he wishes for instability? (from Foreign Affairs, and, Freedom?)

Europe.
The Middle East.
Southeast Asia.
North Africa.
21)

What drug does Abbott call therapeutic? (from Gods and Drugs, and, Choosing Sides: Communists and Marxism)

MDMA.
Cocaine.
Cannabis.
Heroin.
22)

What newspaper does Abbott say Marx once wrote to? (from American Violence/American Justice: The Legal System)

The Times.
The Chronicale.
The Mirror.
The Guardian.
23)

What does Abbott call the problems his pen pal suffers from? (from Gods and Drugs, and, Choosing Sides: Communists and Marxism)

Pathetic.
Horriffic.
Petty.
Boring.
24)

What does Abbott say he can't understand about Gilmore? (from Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore)

He was willing to kill again.
He wanted to die.
He killed two people who didn't resist.
He had a family.
25)

What does Abbott think will end the policeman mentality? (from The Prison Staff)

A worldwide revolution.
A prisoner strike.
World War Three.
A worker's revolution.
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