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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elaine Brown's former occupation?
(a) Head of the Black Panther Party.
(b) Head of the Black People's Party.
(c) Head of the Revenge Party.
(d) Head of the Panthera Party.

2. According to Peter Sellars, what is the one thing that his father cares about?
(a) War.
(b) Family.
(c) Peace.
(d) Success.

3. According to Elaine Brown, where should people base their commitment if they want real change in society?
(a) Lust.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Hate.

4. How many years does it take for everyone to forget about the commission and the commitments people have made?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. How many SWAT teams are sent to arrest Lance Parker?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

6. What book does Elaine Brown author?
(a) A Taste of Acid.
(b) A Taste of Power.
(c) A Taste of Vinegar.
(d) A Taste of Sugar.

7. Where else does Elaine Young go to because she does not want to be alone?
(a) City Center.
(b) Polo Lounge.
(c) Beverly Center.
(d) Central Park.

8. How does she describe picking up a gun and going into the streets without a plan or any reason other than rage?
(a) Ideal.
(b) Upsetting.
(c) Disastrous.
(d) Foolish.

9. What statement does Hami Bhabha make about twilight?
(a) Everyone should consider reading the twilight.
(b) There is no such thing as twilight.
(c) We see the sharp outlines visible in daylight when we look at the disturbance in twilight.
(d) Twilight is an overrated, abused term.

10. What statement does Bill Bradley make about corporations and institutions?
(a) The moral power of corporations and institutions has to be brought to bear when colored people are treated unjustly.
(b) Corporations and institutions should donate more towards charitable causes.
(c) Corporations and institutions are doing their social obligations to the people.
(d) He does not make any statements about corporations and institutions.

11. What does Betye's companion think about the verdict?
(a) He thought that the verdict was unbelievable.
(b) He thought that an acquittal is a given.
(c) He thought that an acquittal is a career suicide for the judge.
(d) He thought that there will be trouble because of the acquittal.

12. What issues does Maxine Waters confront the President about?
(a) Unemployment, hopelessness, and despair.
(b) Insufficient educational budget.
(c) Lack of housing programs.
(d) Addiction and crime.

13. Which statement best describes Twilight Bey's feelings?
(a) Like he is stuck in limbo.
(b) Like a child learning how to walk.
(c) Like walking in the dark.
(d) Like a child lost in a field of corn.

14. What is Hami Bhabha's occupation?
(a) Writer, scholar, and literary critic.
(b) Movie producer.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Scriptwriter.

15. Why is Harland Braun reluctant to take the case of defending an accused in the Rodney King trial?
(a) His client couldn't pay enough.
(b) He thought it was a racial beating.
(c) He thinks he is incompetent.
(d) He didn't want to be involved in the case in any way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular word does Paula Weinstein use in her press release that is objected to by the entertainment industry people?

2. What statement does Paul Parker make about the LAPD's efforts to find and arrest the people responsible for Reginald Denny's beating?

3. Where are the female student's parents during the riots?

4. How does Mrs. Young-coon Han describe America before the riots?

5. Whose story does Elaine Brown always tell young men who are drawn to the group by its guns?

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