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

2. What U.S. Constitutional Amendment provided that the right to vote should not be denied on account of race?
(a) The 16th Amendment.
(b) The 15th Amendment.
(c) The 14th Amendment.
(d) The 12th Amendment.

3. Where was Edward Clary stopped and searched when he was 18?
(a) The San Diego airport.
(b) JFK airport.
(c) Chicago O'Hare airport.
(d) The St. Louis airport.

4. Where is the See Forever charter school for juvenile offenders?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

5. Where did Nathaniel Bacon live as a property owner?
(a) Jamestown, Virginia.
(b) Roanoke, Virginia.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Province of New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?

2. 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"?

3. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?

4. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

5. In June of 2001, how many more black men were in the Illinois state prison system than were enrolled in the state's public universities?

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