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Question #1

Walter McMillian was initially arrested on charges of…

A. intimidation

B. drug dealing

C. murder

D. sodomy

Question #2

Ralph Myer's account of Ronda Morrison's murder is plausible (reasonable/possible) according to Stevenson.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

Jails and prisons are essentially the same.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #4

What is the main focus of Chapter three?

A. Ralph Myers' connection to the McMillian case

B. Further details of McMillian case

C. Sheriff Tate and District Attorney Ted Pearson's views of the case

Question #5

According to Walter McMillian, Sheriff Tate threaten to lynch him and repeatedly called him racial slurs.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #6

In the U.S., people with intellectual disabilities have never been executed since they cannot be held responsible if they do not fully understand.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #7

Judges across the country can override juries and impose a harsher sentence, such as the death penalty, when juries reject it.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #8

Death by electrocution (electric chair) was painless and without troubles.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #9

What analogy does Stevenson use to show that, in his view, the death penalty is not logical or humane for anyone involved?

A. We don't think about the details of killing someone

B. We don't punish rapists by raping them.

C. We think we can kill murderers without it affecting us.