View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that anyone convicted of a felony is automatically ineligible for public housing assistance for at least what length of time?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

2. According to criminologist Peter Kraska, how many cases of flawed paramilitary raids reached the appellate level between 1989 and 2001?
(a) 350.
(b) 290.
(c) 780.
(d) 620.

3. 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?
(a) Nearly 20,000.
(b) Nearly 15,000.
(c) Nearly 10,000.
(d) Nearly 5,000.

4. For what crime(s) did Warren McCleskey face the death penalty?
(a) Kidnapping and extortion.
(b) Killing a police officer.
(c) Serial murder.
(d) Murder and armed robbery.

5. Who wrote the book States of Denial?
(a) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Devah Pager.
(c) Stanley Cohen.
(d) Loic Wacquant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

2. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

3. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. When did Bacon's Rebellion take place?

5. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 223 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample