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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. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?
(a) Under $10,000.
(b) Under $12,000.
(c) Under $20,000.
(d) Under $5,000.

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) 70 to 80%.
(b) 60 to 70%.
(c) 50 to 60%.
(d) 80 to 90%.

3. The quote from Frederick Douglass that opens Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" was a part of a statement on behalf of delegates to the National Colored Convention held when?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1869.

4. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?
(a) To Los Angeles.
(b) To Little Rock.
(c) To Memphis.
(d) To Atlanta.

5. 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) 1993.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?

2. Approximately how many people were in prison or jail for a drug offense in 1980?

3. Where was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?

4. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?

5. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?

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