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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 did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) January 1, 1866.
(b) September 16, 1862.
(c) March 1, 1863.
(d) May 9, 1865.

2. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 60%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 50%.

3. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1886.

4. To whom is the following quote that opens Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste" attributed: "The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery"?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

5. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) January 1, 1866.
(b) January 1, 1863.
(c) January 1, 1865.
(d) January 1, 1864.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?

2. 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?

3. Who wrote the book States of Denial?

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

5. The author states in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," "Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute" what percent "of all drug offenders sent to prison"?

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