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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. Where did crack cocaine first emerge in poor black neighborhoods in the United States before spreading elsewhere?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

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

3. Approximately how many people have been arrested for drug offenses since the drug war began, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) About 10 million.
(b) Over 31 million.
(c) Over 35 million.
(d) About 20 million.

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

5. What percentage of all Southern elected officials were black in 1870?
(a) 5%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 20%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What agency arose in the Reconstruction Era that was charged with the responsibility of providing food, clothing, fuel, and other forms of assistance to former slaves?

2. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?

3. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?

4. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?

5. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?

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