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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. What fraction of the young black male population in the United States today are unemployed, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Nearly two-thirds.
(b) Nearly one-fourth.
(c) Nearly one-half.
(d) Nearly one-third.

2. According to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," possession of a tiny amount of crack cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of what?
(a) Five years in federal prison.
(b) Two years in federal prison.
(c) Eight years in federal prison.
(d) Ten years in federal prison.

3. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1993.

4. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 16th Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 2nd Amendment.
(d) The 3rd Amendment.

5. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Constitutional Amendment prohibits states from denying citizens due process and "equal protection of the law"?

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

3. One in how many black men between the ages of 20-35 was behind bars in 2006?

4. What percentage of those arrested for drunk driving in 1990 were white men?

5. Who wrote The Strange Career of Jim Crow?

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