Take the following practice exam in order to review some of the key terms and ideas presented in Chapter 16.

1			Under the "hands-off" doctrine, the Supreme Court (prior to the 1960s) refused to consider inmate complaints regarding:
			A)	the fitness of prison environments.
			B)	the abuse of administrative authority.
			C)	the constitutional deprivations of prison life.
			D)	the general conditions of incarceration.
			E)	all of the above.
2			The riot at New York's Attica Prison in 1971 was the result of
			A)	the "Dewer incident".
			B)	daily degradation and humiliation.
			C)	the desire to escape.
			D)	a barbaric custodial staff.
3			Habeas corpus is a Latin term meaning
			A)	"call up the record."
			B)	"I do not contest."
			C)	"you should have the body."
			D)	"release the accused."
4			After Coffin v. Reichard in 1944, the writ of habeas corpus could be used by inmates to challenge the
			A)	conditions of confinement.
			B)	fairness of long sentences.
			C)	limits of due process.
			D)	legality of incarceration.
5			The specific vehicle that opened the federal courts to inmates confined in state institutions to challenge the conditions of prison life was
			A)	Coffin v. Reichard.
			B)	the Federal Habeas Corpus Act.
			C)	Article III of the Constitution.
			D)	Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
6			The decision in ____________ permitted citizens to bring Section 1983 suits against state officials to the federal courts, without first exhausting state judicial remedies.
			A)	Monroe v. Pape
			B)	Preiser v. Rodriguez
			C)	Ruffin v. Commonwealth
			D)	Holt v. Sarver
7			The decision in Johnson v. Avery dealt with
			A)	legal services in prison.
			B)	the right to treatment.
			C)	prison religious services.
			D)	prison discipline.
8			"Civil death" refers to
			A)	"bills of attainder".
			B)	the loss of freedom.
			C)	the loss of all civil rights.
			D)	the loss of the right to vote.
9			In the case of ____________, the Black Muslim faith was declared a genuine religion whose members are allowed to hold services in prisons.
			A)	Fulwood v. Clemmer
			B)	Long v. Parker
			C)	Northern v. Nelson
			D)	Long v. Parker
10			____________ was the only case involving the religious rights of prisoners ever to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
			A)	Cruz v. Beto
			B)	Long v. Parker
			C)	Fulwood v. Clemmer
			D)	Rolando v. del Carmen
11			Opposition to the Black Muslims' right to hold religious services in prison was based primarily on
			A)	discrimination against blacks.
			B)	the notion that the Black Muslim faith was not a "religion."
			C)	the belief that assemblage of Black Muslims would be revolutionary in character and would present dangers to security.
			D)	the conviction that only the more conventional religions taught beliefs that were in line with prison philosophy.
12			The issue in question in Wolff v. McDonnell was
			A)	whether or not prison officials can open correspondence from an inmate's attorney.
			B)	whether or not prison mail censorship is constitutional.
			C)	whether or not prison officials can refuse to mail correspondence that makes negative statements about prison administration.
			D)	whether or not prison officials can ban inmates from having interviews with the media.
13			The discussion in the textbook about Anthony Burgess' book A Clockwork Orange related to prison
			A)	medical malpractices.
			B)	disciplinary practices.
			C)	solitary confinement.
			D)	rehabilitative practices.
14			Beyond its ruling in ____________ the Supreme Court has generally left the specifics of the medical rights of prison inmates to the lower courts.
			A)	Wilson v. Kelley
			B)	Estelle v. Gamble
			C)	Padgett v. Stein
			D)	Huxley v. Burgess
15			In the Arkansas prison system of the 1960's, the "Tucker telephone" was
			A)	a standard prison intercom used to send messages to the warden.
			B)	an instrument of torture.
			C)	a signal device used to warn inmates that guards were approaching.
			D)	a contraption used in a prison-wide lottery system.
16			The entire Arkansas prison system was declared in violation of the Eighth Amendment by
			A)	Ruiz v. Estelle.
			B)	Holt v. Sarver.
			C)	Jackson v. Bishop.
			D)	Tucker Prison Farm v. Brubaker.
17			The end of whipping as an official means of enforcing prison rules was the result of the decision in
			A)	Jackson v. Bishop.
			B)	Holt v. Sarver.
			C)	State v. Canon.
			D)	Wolff v. McDonnell.
18			Silberman's study of inmate access to attorneys, law libraries, and formal adjudication mechanisms found that
			A)	access of this kind contributed to an increase in disputes and lawsuits filed by inmates against correctional officers, prison administrators, and other inmates.
			B)	these resources appeared to reduce inmate alienation and reliance on violent self-help.
			C)	access of this kind often served to further aggravate existing prison conflicts.
			D)	choices a and c above.
19			Perhaps the most savage prison riot in U.S. history occurred in 1980 at
			A)	Attica Prison.
			B)	Arkansas State Penitentiary.
			C)	New Mexico State Penitentiary.
			D)	the State Prison of Southern Michigan.
20			In Rhodes v. Chapman, the ruling involved
			A)	double-celling
			B)	inmate violence
			C)	medical services
			D)	solitary confinement