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Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?
(a) The New Life Christian Science Church.
(b) The New Zion Church of God.
(c) The First Episcopal Church.
(d) The Apostolic Church of God.

2. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
(a) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(b) Marc Mauer.
(c) Jerome Miller.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

3. 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 $5,000.
(b) Under $10,000.
(c) Under $12,000.
(d) Under $20,000.

4. Where was Edward Clary stopped and searched when he was 18?
(a) Chicago O'Hare airport.
(b) The San Diego airport.
(c) The St. Louis airport.
(d) JFK airport.

5. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?
(a) 300%.
(b) 1,000%.
(c) 2,000%.
(d) 500%.

6. The author states in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," "Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute" what percent "of all drug offenders sent to prison"?
(a) 50 to 60%.
(b) 80 to 90%.
(c) 60 to 70%.
(d) 70 to 80%.

7. 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) Marc Mauer.
(c) Douglas Blackmon.
(d) Barry McCaffrey.

8. What fraction of the young black male population in the United States today are unemployed, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Nearly one-third.
(b) Nearly one-half.
(c) Nearly two-thirds.
(d) Nearly one-fourth.

9. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?
(a) Defense attorneys.
(b) Defendants.
(c) Judges.
(d) Prosecutors.

10. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?
(a) $500.
(b) $705.
(c) $345.
(d) $816.

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

12. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?
(a) Louisiana and Mississippi.
(b) Texas and Arkansas.
(c) Maine and Vermont.
(d) Massachusetts and New York.

13. Who is the co-founder of the See Forever charter school that is quoted in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) James Forman Jr.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) John Edgar Wideman.
(d) William Berkeley.

14. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?
(a) 29.
(b) 14.
(c) 20.
(d) 106.

15. The quote from Frederick Douglass that opens Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" was a part of a statement on behalf of delegates to the National Colored Convention held when?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1872.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?

2. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. Where was the National Colored Convention that Frederick Douglass made the statement that is quoted in the beginning of Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

4. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?

5. Who wrote The Anatomy of Racial Inequality?

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