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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. How much money did the U.S. spend on police protection, detention, judicial, and legal activities in 2003, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Statistics?
(a) $125 billion.
(b) $250 billion.
(c) $45 billion.
(d) $185 billion.

2. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1925.

3. Where does the author describe Murray McNair returning home after his release from prison in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

4. What group of people is the focus of The New Jim Crow, according to the author in her Introduction?
(a) African American men.
(b) African American women.
(c) White American men.
(d) Latinos and other immigrants.

5. When was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president and CEO of Corrections Corporation of America that is quoted in Chapter 6: "The Fire This Time"?

2. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

3. Where did crack cocaine first emerge in poor black neighborhoods in the United States before spreading elsewhere?

4. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?

5. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

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