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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, A Weird Common Thread in Our Lives | The War Zone, A Badge of Courage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Anonymous Man, what has changed between older and younger gang members?
(a) Older gang members are great conversationalists, while this skill is lost on younger gang members.
(b) Younger gang members have become louder, and tend to attract more attention than older gang members.
(c) Younger members have become much more aggressive than the older gang members.
(d) Older gang members respected their elders, but such respect has disappeared among younger members.

3. How does Stephen, Salas' son, handle his encounter with the policeman in which the policeman put a gun to his head?
(a) He made a complaint about the policeman in the nearest police station.
(b) Stephen did not tell his father right away.
(c) He told his father about it as soon as he came home.
(d) He wrote to all the major dailies to tell them of the abuse.

4. There was once a demonstration of 850 people, including Spanish and white people. What is the event that precedes the demonstration?
(a) Allison's speech.
(b) Tiny's funeral.
(c) The general assembly of the police in the area.
(d) The general assembly of the Mothers ROC.

5. While driving downtown, what incident does Stanley K. Sheinbaum cite as a premonition of bad things to come?
(a) A bucket of paint from a very tall building fell on the road, splashing red paint which looked like blood.
(b) He saw a black BMW driven by an African-American woman, who had a hammer in her hand.
(c) He saw a billboard that says "Stop, turn around."
(d) A black cat crossed the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reassurance does the police officer give to the jurors on the bus whom he is escorting to the courthouse?

2. Why is Josie Morales never called to testify for the trial of Rodney King?

3. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?

4. Who is shot during the looting of Richard Kim's appliance store?

5. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?

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