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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
  • 1. What is the central theme of 'The New Jim Crow'?
A) Economic inequality among races
B) Environmental justice
C) Mass incarceration as a racial caste system
D) Universal healthcare for all
  • 2. What metaphor does Michelle Alexander use to describe modern racial discrimination?
A) Civil Rights
B) Segregation
C) Jim Crow
D) Slavery
  • 3. According to Alexander, what has replaced overt racial segregation?
A) Voting rights
B) Immigration policies
C) Mass incarceration
D) Education reform
  • 4. What does Alexander say about hope in the context of fighting mass incarceration?
A) It needs to be avoided
B) It is entirely a legal issue
C) It requires collective action and awareness
D) It is found solely in political reform
  • 5. What term describes the legal and social practices that create barriers for formerly incarcerated individuals?
A) Social privilege
B) Community redemption
C) Economic recovery
D) Collateral consequences
  • 6. What does Alexander argue about the role of law enforcement?
A) It is racially biased in favor of whites
B) It protects all equally
C) It has been fully reformed
D) It disproportionately targets people of color
  • 7. What role did President Nixon play in the context of the War on Drugs?
A) He funded rehabilitation programs
B) He ignored it completely
C) He proposed reforms to end it
D) He declared it a national emergency
  • 8. What identity does Alexander argue is created through the mass incarceration system?
A) Professional identity
B) Political identity
C) Criminal identity
D) Social justice identity
  • 9. What does Alexander argue is a consequence of mass incarceration?
A) Greater political representation
B) Enhanced community development
C) Permanent marginalization of black communities
D) Increased social mobility
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