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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?
(a) Over 1.6 million.
(b) Over 1.8 million.
(c) Over 1.2 million.
(d) About 3 million.

2. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) Approximately two million.
(b) Approximately 100,000.
(c) Approximately six million.
(d) Approximately half a million.

3. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Houston.

4. When did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
(a) 1676.
(b) 1692.
(c) 1720.
(d) 1723.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?

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. Who was the governor that was under attack in Bacon's Rebellion?

4. When was the case of McCleskey v. Kemp decided by the Supreme Court?

5. The author states in her Introduction, "Conversations about class are resisted in part because there is a tendency to imagine that one's class reflects upon" what?

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