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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of all Southern elected officials were black in 1870?
(a) 20%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 5%.

2. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," what "was the device employed to protect the institution of slavery and the political power of slaveholding states" when the Constitution was written?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Federalism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Authoritarianism.

3. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
(a) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(c) Marc Mauer.
(d) Jerome Miller.

4. When was Swain v. Alabama decided?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1973.

5. When did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
(a) 1723.
(b) 1676.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1720.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the co-founder of the See Forever charter school that is quoted in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?

3. One in how many black men between the ages of 20-35 was behind bars in 2006?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," possession of a tiny amount of crack cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of what?

5. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

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