Chain Gangs in the USA

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1. In 1995, which state was the first to bring back chain gang prison labor programs in the US? Alabama Utah Arizona Georgia

2. What was the official name of the first revived chain gang program? The Recidivism Reduction Program The Chained Labor Force The Alternative Thinking Unit The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Unit

3. What site in the US was the first to have a female chain gang and a juvenile chain gang? Gainesville, Florida Monongalia County, West Virginia Huntsville, Texas Maricopa County, Arizona

4. What book by Robert Elliot Burns, published in 1932, exposed the injustices of the chain gangs, thus causing states to 'reconsider this practice.' 'I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang' 'Cool Hand Luke' 'American Chain Gang' 'The Defiant Ones'

5. 'American Chain Gang' (2004) documents the lives of the male and female inmates and officers before, during and after their release. Which of these statements about the production of the film is true? One of the inmates featured was brutally murdered The crew were nearly attacked by inmates during the officers' shift change. All of these are true The officers of the prison in Alabama asked director Xackery Irving and his crew to leave after five weeks of shooting

6. The title for 2000 film 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' comes from what other work? From the imagination of Joel and Ethan Coen From Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour Lost' From the film entitled 'Sullivan's Travels' From a work song from the 1920s southern chain gangs

7. In 1995, what group sued to have chain gangs abolished? United Quakers Forum American Civil Liberties Union Southern Poverty Law Center The Ku Klux Clan

8. For which function or task were chain gangs in the United States NOT used? Burial detail of the indigent Land mine disposal on military bases Leased labor for coal mines Clearing timber from swamplands

9. The 1967 film 'Cool Hand Luke' was nominated for several academy awards. Which of the awards listed did it actually receive? Best Direction (Stuart Rosenberg) Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Kennedy) Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson)

10. What punishment was given to Alabama chain gang prisoners if they refused or where unable to participate in their assigned labor? Arms cuffed to a hitching rail Refused food for 12 hours Forced to stand over jagged rocks and bricks Loss of parole opportunities