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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1984.

3. What does "caste" refer to?
(a) A system of dividing society into economic classes.
(b) A system of dividing society into racial classes.
(c) A system of dividing society into hereditary classes.
(d) A system of dividing society into educational classes.

4. By the end of 2007, how many Americans were behind bars, on probation, or on parole, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) About 5 million.
(b) Over 7 million.
(c) Over 8 million.
(d) About 3 million.

5. What group of people is the focus of The New Jim Crow, according to the author in her Introduction?
(a) African American men.
(b) White American men.
(c) Latinos and other immigrants.
(d) African American women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?

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?

3. When did the American Civil War begin?

4. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

5. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?

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