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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1872.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1853.

2. How old was Emma Faye Stewart when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

3. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 70%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 80%.

4. Who is cited in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" as having said, "In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one's debt to society is never paid"?
(a) William Berkeley.
(b) Douglas Blackmon.
(c) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(d) Jeremy Travis.

5. Where is the See Forever charter school for juvenile offenders?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Sadism.
(c) Evil.
(d) Greed.

7. 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 10,000.
(c) Nearly 5,000.
(d) Nearly 15,000.

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

9. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) George W. Bush.

10. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) William Berkeley.
(c) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(d) John Edgar Wideman.

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

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

13. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?
(a) A birdcage.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A fishing net.
(d) A mask.

14. Where was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Montgomery, Alabama.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

15. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) 20.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?

3. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?

4. Who wrote the book States of Denial?

5. 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"?

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