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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does the author say the book explores in Chapter 1?
(a) "How did we get here?"
(b) "How do we face and address the past?"
(c) "Why are we here?"
(d) "Where do we go next?"

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

3. Who was the former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that stated that if your child bought drugs, "it was from a student of their own race generally"?
(a) Marc Mauer.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Barry McCaffrey.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

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

5. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
(a) 992.
(b) 693.
(c) 1,235.
(d) 2,567.

Short Answer Questions

1. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?

2. In what case did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strike down the "no fault" clause on the ground that eviction of innocent tenants was inconsistent with the legislative scheme?

3. What word used in the Introduction refers to the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities?

4. What Constitutional Amendment prohibits states from denying citizens due process and "equal protection of the law"?

5. The author asserts in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that anyone convicted of a felony is automatically ineligible for public housing assistance for at least what length of time?

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