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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. In her Introduction, the author writes, "The impact of the drug war has been astounding. In less than 30 years, the U.S penal population exploded from around 300,000 to" how many?
(a) "Almost 1 million."
(b) "More than 3 million."
(c) "More than 2 million."
(d) "Nearly 1.5 million."

2. 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"?
(a) 60 to 70%.
(b) 70 to 80%.
(c) 80 to 90%.
(d) 50 to 60%.

3. Approximately how many people have been arrested for drug offenses since the drug war began, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) About 20 million.
(b) Over 31 million.
(c) Over 35 million.
(d) About 10 million.

4. What Supreme Court Justice said of the Florida v. Bostick case that "the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulate than unspeakable"?
(a) Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(b) Justice Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Justice William Brennan.
(d) Justice Earl Warren.

5. When was the case of McCleskey v. Kemp decided by the Supreme Court?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?

2. What are the three major racialized systems of control adopted by the United States toward African Americans, according to the author in the Introduction?

3. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?

4. Who was the judge assigned to Edward Clary's case in the Federal District of Missouri?

5. What percentage of all Southern elected officials were black in 1870?

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