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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "The Fire This Time".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the National Colored Convention that Frederick Douglass made the statement that is quoted in the beginning of Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Rochester, New York.

3. When did the American Civil War begin?
(a) January 1, 1866.
(b) April 12, 1861.
(c) September 16, 1862.
(d) March 1, 1863.

4. 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) "Racism Still Exists Today."
(b) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."
(d) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."

5. What symbolic relics does the author discuss in connection with the Jena 6 trial that led to the media coverage of the trial?
(a) Hanging nooses.
(b) White hoods.
(c) Shackles.
(d) Slave-driving whips.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how many people have been arrested for drug offenses since the drug war began, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

3. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

4. According to the author in Chapter 6: "The Fire This Time," when did the British Society for the Abolition of Slavery adopt as its official seal a woodcut that stated "Am I not a man and a brother?"

5. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?

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