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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) May 9, 1865.
(b) March 1, 1863.
(c) September 16, 1862.
(d) January 1, 1866.

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

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

5. What Constitutional Amendment prohibits states from denying citizens due process and "equal protection of the law"?
(a) The 14th Amendment.
(b) The 12th Amendment.
(c) The 13th Amendment.
(d) The 15th Amendment.

6. How did Jarvious Cotton's great-grandfather die?
(a) He was killed in a factory accident.
(b) He was beaten to death by fellow prisoners.
(c) He was beaten to death by the Ku Klux Klan.
(d) He was killed in an automobile accident.

7. What sociologist is cited in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste" as stating that each reincarnation of racial caste "is less total, less capable of encompassing and controlling the entire race"?
(a) Loic Wacquant.
(b) Marc Mauer.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) W. E. B. Du Bois.

8. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 16th Amendment.
(b) The 2nd Amendment.
(c) The 4th Amendment.
(d) The 3rd Amendment.

9. Where did crack cocaine first emerge in poor black neighborhoods in the United States before spreading elsewhere?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

10. 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?
(a) "More than 3 million."
(b) "Nearly 1.5 million."
(c) "More than 2 million."
(d) "Almost 1 million."

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

12. 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"?
(a) "Indians."
(b) "Natives."
(c) "Blacks."
(d) "Savages."

13. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?
(a) Four out of five.
(b) One out of three.
(c) Two out of five.
(d) Three out of five.

14. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1982.

15. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people incarcerated in prisons in the U.S. went from about 300,000 to how many?
(a) Over 4 million.
(b) Over 3 million.
(c) About 1 million.
(d) Over 2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Strange Career of Jim Crow published?

2. What was Terrance Bostick found to be carrying on a Greyhound Bus in the case of Florida v. Bostick?

3. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?

4. When was the ruling in Florida v. Bostick decided?

5. What agency arose in the Reconstruction Era that was charged with the responsibility of providing food, clothing, fuel, and other forms of assistance to former slaves?

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