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Question #1

Walter McMillian was initially arrested on charges of…

A. sodomy

B. intimidation

C. drug dealing

D. murder

Question #2

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #3

Jails and prisons are essentially the same.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #4

What is the main focus of Chapter three?

A. Further details of McMillian case

B. Ralph Myers' connection to the 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. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #7

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #8

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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 think we can kill murderers without it affecting us.

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

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