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