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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?
(a) He says that he would rather consult a crystal ball than listen to a police officer.
(b) The environment of fear created by the acts of the police have raised the credibility of the force.
(c) The current environment of fear has made the credibility of the police somewhat more questionable.
(d) The beatings featured in the news has even intensified the police's credibility.

2. 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) The general assembly of the Mothers ROC.
(c) The general assembly of the police in the area.
(d) Tiny's funeral.

3. Who shoots Walter Park, according to the African-American woman in the car behind him?
(a) A Mexican.
(b) An Asian.
(c) A Korean.
(d) An African-American.

4. What happens to Chung Lee and to his family the day the Rodney King verdicts are announced?
(a) They had to wait in line for food rations.
(b) Their store was completely looted and later burned.
(c) They were forced to give up their money for the people who were rioting outside their store.
(d) They were mobbed by the angry supporters of Rodney King.

5. How does Angela King react whenever she talks about the beating of her nephew and of his condition?
(a) She curses all the policemen in the world.
(b) She raises her voice in anger.
(c) She cries.
(d) She does not show any emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe Viola describe the way he felt when he was caught in the riots?

2. According to Reginald Denny, why do people become upset whenever he gets his truck off the freeway?

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

4. What specific skills is Oh concerned about; one that his father can no longer perform?

5. What is the Anonymous Man's belief in shooting a person in broad daylight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jason Sanford believes that he would not have been beaten down if he went out on the streets after the Rodney King verdict because of how he looks. Give a possible description of Jason Sanford's looks, which makes him quite likable by the police.

2. Explain Cornel West's theory on gangsterism.

3. How does Mike Davis describe the changes he has seen in California since his childhood? How are these changes connected to the youth in general?

4. Describe the Reverend Tom Choi's experience during his ministry at the Westwood Presbyterian Church. What does he discover for himself?

5. Describe the sense of mission and community after the Watts riot, as narrated by Otis Chandler. What happens to it eventually? How does it relate to the Rodney King trials?

6. How does Mrs. Young-soon Han describe the injustices suffered by the Korean immigrants?

7. Briefly explain the Anonymous Man's dangerous idea of an intimidation technique. What does he do to support this idea? What is the effect of this technique to his rival gangs?

8. Explain Salas' feelings of racism, and how it affects his daily life.

9. Describe Peter Sellars' comparison of his father and the United States. How are they alike, according to him?

10. Describe Chung Lee, who he is, and how he was affected by the Rodney King riots.

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