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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, The Unheard | The War Zone, Washington.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state is Walter Park in while he is being interviewed?
(a) Connected to a life support system.
(b) With Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Healthy and vibrant.
(d) Brain-damaged and heavily sedated.

2. What incident does Big Al describe in which he realizes that the conditions in which he lives are so dangerous that everyone must be qualified to carry firearms?
(a) He saw a six-year old child carrying a real gun.
(b) A man with his baby walked into a gun store and bought a gun while the baby looked on.
(c) A man with a gun used it to buy bubble gums.
(d) A man at a bubble gum machine pulled a gun on him once.

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

4. What does Walter Park talk about during the interview?
(a) His want to return to Korea and about how lonely he feels.
(b) His younger days in Korea.
(c) His love for his wife and stepson.
(d) His courage during the riots.

5. What theory does the scholar Cornel West give on gangsterism?
(a) Gangsterism is overrated in general.
(b) Gangsterism is an ideology created by people who have lost all hope.
(c) Gangsterism arises from the frontier myth and the myth of the gunfighter in American history.
(d) Gangsterism is a lousy excuse for unacceptable behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?

2. What report does Maxine Waters refer to that discusses the ills of society, among others?

3. What issues does Maxine Waters confront the President about?

4. What assurance does Walter Park hold on to, despite the fact that his wife is not expressive?

5. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?

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