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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what case in 1985 did the Court rule that racially biased strikes violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?
(a) Batson v. Kentucky.
(b) Rucker v. Davis.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) McClesky v. Kemp.

2. In June of 2001, how many more black men were in the Illinois state prison system than were enrolled in the state's public universities?
(a) Nearly 20,000.
(b) Nearly 5,000.
(c) Nearly 10,000.
(d) Nearly 15,000.

3. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
(a) Rucker v. Davis.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Batson v. Kentucky.
(d) McClesky v. Kemp.

4. Who coined the term "invisible punishment" to describe the plight faced by former inmates trapped in the criminal justice system?
(a) Devah Pager.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) Jeremy Travis.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

5. 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) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) Marc Mauer.
(d) Loic Wacquant.

6. 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) George Wallace.
(b) Barry McCaffrey.
(c) Douglas Blackmon.
(d) Marc Mauer.

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

8. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?
(a) June, 2000.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) May, 1989.
(d) September, 1991.

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

10. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arkansas.

11. Who is attributed to the following quotation in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice": "there is no immaculate perception"?
(a) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Douglas Blackmon.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) W. E. B. Du Bois.

12. What percentage of those arrested for drunk driving in 1990 were white men?
(a) 78%.
(b) 67%.
(c) 89%.
(d) 65%.

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

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

15. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 50%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 60%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Dorsey Nunn co-found?

2. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?

3. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?

4. 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?

5. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

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