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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does the author say the book explores in Chapter 1?
(a) "Why are we here?"
(b) "Where do we go next?"
(c) "How do we face and address the past?"
(d) "How did we get here?"

2. What word used in the Introduction refers to the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities?
(a) Authoritarian.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Utilitarian.
(d) Egalitarian.

3. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) He is illiterate.
(b) He is a slave.
(c) He is a felon.
(d) He is unable to pay poll taxes.

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

5. Who was the executive director of the Sentencing Project when the book was written?
(a) Jason Alexander.
(b) Andrew Stabler.
(c) Marc Mauer.
(d) Richard Roth.

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

3. 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?

4. During the time she worked at the ACLU, Michelle Alexander's focus shifted from employment discrimination to what focus?

5. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?

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