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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. What does Abbott say intelligence becomes if it is robbed of actual experience?
(a) Hate.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Pure.
(d) Locked.

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

3. What do guards look upon prisoners as?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Animals.
(c) Evil-beings.
(d) Aliens.

4. What city did Abbott escape to?
(a) Montreal.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Orleans.

5. What is a shiv?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A fossil.
(c) A card game.
(d) A kebab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mailer's book about a true crime?

2. Which of the following philosophers is Abbott particularly drawn to?

3. Why does Abbott think Gilmore is asking for the death penalty?

4. What did one newspaper document that happened following several executions?

5. What does Abbott say he forgot while in his hotel room?

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