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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were incarcerated in the early 1970s?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 2.3 million.

2. In Chapter 3, how long did it take to execute John Evans?
(a) 14 minutes.
(b) 21 minutes.
(c) 3 minutes.
(d) 16 minutes.

3. When did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of no-homicide crimes was cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible?
(a) June 2, 2010.
(b) April 30, 2010.
(c) March 30, 2010.
(d) May 17, 2010.

4. In Chapter 10, how many prison and jail inmates had a diagnosed mental illness?
(a) About 40%.
(b) More than 50%.
(c) 81%.
(d) 32%.

5. When was a new trial order for the McMillian case in Chapter 11?
(a) February 23.
(b) January 30.
(c) March 2.
(d) April 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did police say that the Morrison murder took place?

2. When Stevenson was a college student, what job did he have in a poor section of West Philadelphia?

3. Where did Stevenson say that Georgia's death row was in the Introduction?

4. When did the State of Idaho ban interracial marriage?

5. How long did Stevenson sleep on Steve Bright's living room couch before deciding to find an apartment of his own?

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