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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Contributed by: Barry
  • 1. What is the central theme of 'The New Jim Crow'?
A) Environmental justice
B) Mass incarceration as a racial caste system
C) Economic inequality among races
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) Mass incarceration
B) Voting rights
C) Education reform
D) Immigration policies
  • 4. What does Alexander say about hope in the context of fighting mass incarceration?
A) It is found solely in political reform
B) It requires collective action and awareness
C) It needs to be avoided
D) It is entirely a legal issue
  • 5. What term describes the legal and social practices that create barriers for formerly incarcerated individuals?
A) Collateral consequences
B) Community redemption
C) Social privilege
D) Economic recovery
  • 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 proposed reforms to end it
C) He ignored it completely
D) He declared it a national emergency
  • 8. What identity does Alexander argue is created through the mass incarceration system?
A) Social justice identity
B) Professional identity
C) Political identity
D) Criminal identity
  • 9. What does Alexander argue is a consequence of mass incarceration?
A) Greater political representation
B) Permanent marginalization of black communities
C) Increased social mobility
D) Enhanced community development
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