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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 one feels happening to oneself when they are in the hole?
(a) Going mad.
(b) Dying.
(c) Decaying.
(d) Convulsing.

2. What does Abbott say is the form of the truth from a certain view point?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Real life.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Prison life.

3. What does Abbott say becomes reality while in solitary confinement?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) God.
(c) Death.
(d) Dreams.

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

5. What kind of people does Abbott say the Vietnam Veterans killed?
(a) Doll-like people.
(b) Peaceful people.
(c) God-fearing people.
(d) Machine-like people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poem Abbott recites in this chapter?

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

3. What does Abbott liken the experience of a being in a black cell to?

4. What does Abbott say his lungs were burning with?

5. What drug does Abbott say helps him to think about philosophical matters?

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