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

2. In what year was The Birth of a Nation released?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1930.

3. What convention did Ron flout at his swearing-in ceremony as an officer?
(a) The convention of officers throwing their caps.
(b) The convention of officers shaking the hand of the lieutenant.
(c) The convention of officers getting haircuts just before the ceremony.
(d) The convention of officers wearing suits and ties.

4. Ron was the first black person in his police department to hold what position?
(a) Traffic cop.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Detective.
(d) Captain.

5. For how many years had Ron's cadet program been in existence before it had recruited a black cadet?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time when Ron answered the KKK ad, for how many years had he been working as an undercover investigator?

2. What object does Ron name as the one that was most important to his policeman's uniform?

3. When Ron told the lieutenant that his hat was too small, what two choices did the lieutenant give Ron?

4. Fred Wilkens told Ron that white people needed to perform what action as well as black people had been performing it for years?

5. Who directed The Birth of a Nation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the phrase "paper terrorism" (79)?

2. How does Ron's receipt of a KKK membership card intersect with the text's theme of identity?

3. How is Chuck's reaction to Ron's idea used as a means to demonstrate how seemingly crazy plans can also be effective ones?

4. What is the literal meaning of the Latin phrase "Posse Comatitus" (78)?

5. Discuss the messages inherent in the issue of Ron's ill-fitting police cap.

6. What are Fred Wilkens's beliefs about black people?

7. Which of Stokely Carmichael's comments at the rally is the most incendiary, from a law enforcement standpoint?

8. What details does Ron reveal to the reader about his previous dealings with members of Posse Comitatus?

9. What is the ZOG and what are the beliefs about it held by members of Posse Comitatus?

10. Describe one time when Ron's investigation has a positive impact on a community outside of Colorado Springs.

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