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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. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
(a) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."
(b) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "Racism Still Exists Today."
(d) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."

2. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) George W. Bush.

3. 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?
(a) "Confidentiality."
(b) "Poverty."
(c) "Genocide."
(d) "Racism."

4. How many SWAT team deployments were sent out for paramilitary drug raids in 2001?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 32,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?

2. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

3. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people incarcerated in prisons in the U.S. went from about 300,000 to how many?

4. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?

5. 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?

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