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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. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?
(a) Under $10,000.
(b) Under $12,000.
(c) Under $20,000.
(d) Under $5,000.

2. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) Michael Eric Dyson.
(b) Marc Mauer.
(c) Loic Wacquant.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

3. What Supreme Court Justice dissented on the ruling in Terry v. Ohio?
(a) Justice Blackmon.
(b) Justice Douglas.
(c) Justice Woodward.
(d) Justice Bennett.

4. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1993.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?

2. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?

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

4. Where is the See Forever charter school for juvenile offenders?

5. How many people were employed by the justice system in the U.S. in 2003?

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