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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 uses heroin for?
(a) To forget time.
(b) A substitute for sex.
(c) To cure homesickness.
(d) Emotional security.

2. How did the guards try to control Abbott's claustrophobia?
(a) They put a stop to his solitary confinement.
(b) They tied him to his bed.
(c) They sedated him at night.
(d) They gave him a bigger cell.

3. What does Abbott say the American prison does rather than rehabilitate?
(a) Create crime.
(b) Create hate.
(c) Punish.
(d) Destroy.

4. Who does Abbot claim are evil?
(a) Guards.
(b) Probation officers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Judges.

5. What did Abbott eat in addition to his starvation diet?
(a) Bats.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cockroaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Abbott call therapeutic?

2. What does Abbott say ex-prisoners can never get honestly?

3. Where does Abbott say he spent his childhood?

4. What does Abbott say a prisoner is killed in?

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

(see the answer key)

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