Death Penalty - Multiple Choice Test

In Ancient Greece, the famous philosopher Socrates was killed through
1. a poisonous drink
2. stabbing
3. beheading
4. stoning
Those who are in favour of capital punishment say that life imprisonment
1. is too costly
2. needs too many guards
3. is bad for prisons
4. is a strong deterrent
In the 20th century the death penalty was suspended by
1. the Supreme Court
2. the American President
3. Congress
4. the State governor
Since the middle of the 1970s most executions have been carried out in
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. California
4. New York
In the past years some states have banned the death penalty because
1. prisoners have been wrongly executed
2. mentally disabled people have been executed
3. they don't have enough money for executions
4. death row prisons have become too small
The primary method of execution today is through
1. lethal injection
2. the gas chamber
3. the firing squad
4. the electric chair
During the Middle Ages convicted women were
1. burned to death
2. shot
3. beheaded
4. thrown to wild animals
On death row there are
1. as many Whites as Blacks
2. as many Blacks as Hispanics
3. fewer Blacks than Hispanics
4. more Hispanics than Whites