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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Violence/American Justice: The Legal System.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbott say he had to do to urinate while in the Butner institution?
(a) Ring a bell.
(b) Stand on his head.
(c) Twist his torso.
(d) Beg.

2. What does Abbott condemn every government employee of the prison system as?
(a) Brutal and dishonest.
(b) Unkind and heartless.
(c) Meglomanic and bored.
(d) Violent and tyrannical.

3. What does Abbott claim he contracted in institutions?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Bipolar.
(d) Anger.

4. What does Abbott say policeman obey?
(a) Violence.
(b) The state.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Hatred.

5. Who was Abbott once falsely accused of stabbing?
(a) A prison guard.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fellow inmate.
(d) A warden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott call the problems his pen pal suffers from?

2. What do Abbott's fellow inmates do to ensure Abbott's release from the the starvation diet?

3. What does Abbot like to do when he is in solitary confinement?

4. What political leader does Abbott liken himself to?

5. What does Abbott say is the only consolation available to him in prison?

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