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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. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1973.

2. 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?
(a) "Nearly 1.5 million."
(b) "More than 3 million."
(c) "Almost 1 million."
(d) "More than 2 million."

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

4. Who was the governor that was under attack in Bacon's Rebellion?
(a) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Loic Wacquant.
(d) William Berkeley.

5. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) September 16, 1862.
(b) May 9, 1865.
(c) March 1, 1863.
(d) January 1, 1866.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Michael Whren and James Brown stopped by plainclothes officers and searched?

2. In the Urban League's 1990 report, "The State of Black America," it stated, "There is at least one concept that must be recognized if one is to see the pervasive and insidious nature of the drug problem for the African American community. Though difficult to accept, that is the concept of" what?

3. What question does the author say the book explores in Chapter 1?

4. What percentage of all Southern elected officials were black in 1870?

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

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