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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, "Don't Shoot" | The War Zone, Butta Boom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael Zinzun do with his time?
(a) He devotes himself to looking for ways to make the city pay the civilian.
(b) He devotes himself to organizing riots against policemen.
(c) He devotes himself to looking for a cure for blindness.
(d) He devotes himself to fighting police abuse.

2. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?
(a) He says that "they" represent a combination of many things for him.
(b) "They" are the cops of Los Angeles.
(c) "They" are the Mexicans, Chinese and blacks that populate his neighborhood.
(d) He does not give an explanation as to who "they" are.

3. How does Richard Kim describe the looting?
(a) It was like being deaf and blind for a few minutes.
(b) It was like witnessing a kangaroo give birth.
(c) Tthere was nothing like it.
(d) It was like going into a war.

4. What particular incident makes Viola go into shock?
(a) A girl with a briefcase hit a man repeatedly and left him for dead.
(b) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun shot a man to death in front of him.
(c) A man with a briefcase hit a girl on her head and left her for dead.
(d) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun pointed in his general direction, who told him that he was going to kill him.

5. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?
(a) He silences the crowd inside the courtroom because of the raw power he exudes.
(b) He seems to be surrounded by a kind of magic brought about by the respect people have for members of the police force.
(c) He always brings about riot in the courtroom because of the passionate feelings the public has towards policemen in general.
(d) He makes people stay away from courtrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?

2. What statement does Sergeant Charles Duke give about Officer Powell's use of his police baton?

3. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?

4. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?

5. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?

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