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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While undercover, Ron told Ken that he hated anyone that did not have what type of blood in their veins?
(a) Pure.
(b) Aryan.
(c) Caucasian.
(d) White.

2. For what reason did Ken feel compelled to cancel the showing of The Birth of a Nation?
(a) Because Ron could not attend.
(b) Because David Duke could not attend.
(c) Because Fred Wilkens could not attend.
(d) Because Sergeant Trapp could not attend.

3. To whom did Ron's interviewers continue to allude throughout his job interview?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Jackie Robinson.
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Huey Newton.

4. Until what decade did Roger Ebert consider The Birth of a Nation to be "the greatest American film" (81)?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1980s.

5. How long did Ken tell Ron it takes between a KKK member's application and his receipt of his robe?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 month.

6. The town listed in the Ku Klux Klan ad was located nearby two what?
(a) Military bases.
(b) Ports.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) NAACP chapters.

7. Butch was sent to meet Ron and to bring Ron to whom?
(a) Ken.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jeff.

8. What is NOT a characteristic mentioned by Ken when he tells Ron about the man he should be looking for at the Kwik Inn?
(a) Clean-shaven.
(b) Tall.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Hippie-looking.

9. About how many officers worked in the Colorado Springs Police Department?
(a) 250.
(b) 50.
(c) 150.
(d) 350.

10. What item does Ron describe as "standard in undercover work" (38)?
(a) Being unarmed.
(b) Being armed with pepper spray.
(c) Bringing a concealed gun.
(d) Being armed with only a knife.

11. What essential tool did Chuck always carry in his unmarked undercover police car?
(a) Extra bullets.
(b) A handheld police radio.
(c) A gun.
(d) A flashlight.

12. Ron observed that when a white person used the n-word, it was a way of claiming what kind of power?
(a) Concrete.
(b) False.
(c) Personal.
(d) Small.

13. Early Klansmen wore robes in hopes of convincing freed slaves that they were what type of people?
(a) Deceased Confederate soldiers.
(b) The Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Deceased Union soldiers.

14. When Ron quickly thought of who could serve as his white counterpart in the sting operation focused on the KKK, he landed on Chuck. What job did Chuck have at the time?
(a) Undercover narcotics cop.
(b) Traffic cop.
(c) Homicide detective.
(d) Bouncer.

15. During their first phone conversation, how many cross burnings did Ken tell Ron his KKK chapter was planning?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was NOT a result predicted by Fred Wilkens when he warns what will happen if black people "continue to participate in the white culture" (58)?

2. How old was Ron when he was first hired as a police cadet?

3. For what police department did Ron Stallworth work?

4. Why did Ron receive a policeman's cap that was too small?

5. What was the last name of Ken, the man who returned Ron's call?

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