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