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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abbott think Gilmore is asking for the death penalty?
(a) He believes in the next life.
(b) He doesn't want to go to prison.
(c) He hates himself.
(d) He bears an inner guilt.

2. What does Abbott say he is amazed of the feel of when he is out of solitary?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A man's hair.
(c) A piece of carpet.
(d) A guard's jacket.

3. What does Abbot like to do when he is in solitary confinement?
(a) Sing.
(b) Read.
(c) Write.
(d) Dance.

4. What did one newspaper document that happened following several executions?
(a) A community wide crime spree.
(b) A riot.
(c) A communtiy wide depression.
(d) Violent acts.

5. What does Abbot say is the natural result of prison violence?
(a) Murder.
(b) Peace.
(c) Strike.
(d) Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott call intelligence robbed of experience?

2. What does Abbott say sex acts are demonstrations of?

3. How did Striker kill himself?

4. What kind of animal does Abbott compare to an inmate?

5. What does Abbott think it would be more humane to do to a criminal who commits violent acts?

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