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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "The Lockdown".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?
(a) Loic Wacquant.
(b) Douglas Blackmon.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) W. E. B. Du Bois.

2. What Supreme Court Justice dissented on the ruling in Terry v. Ohio?
(a) Justice Blackmon.
(b) Justice Woodward.
(c) Justice Bennett.
(d) Justice Douglas.

3. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?
(a) "Rigid."
(b) "Obtuse."
(c) "Lamentable."
(d) "Adaptable."

4. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?
(a) Two out of five.
(b) Four out of five.
(c) Three out of five.
(d) One out of three.

5. During the time she worked at the ACLU, Michelle Alexander's focus shifted from employment discrimination to what focus?
(a) Affirmative action.
(b) Tax reform.
(c) Criminal justice reform.
(d) Education reform.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals release a recommendation that "no new institutions for adults should be build and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed"?

2. When did Congress, at the behest of Ronald Reagan, revise the program that provides federal aid to law enforcement, renaming it the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program?

3. What does "caste" refer to?

4. What state supreme court issued a landmark decision in the case of Ruffin v. Commonwealth?

5. Who described The Strange Career of Jim Crow as the "historical bible of the Civil Rights Movement"?

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