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

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

3. What organization does Maxine Waters chair?
(a) Caucus Against Violence.
(b) Rage Against White People Organization.
(c) Congressional Black Caucus.
(d) Women's Liberation Society.

4. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?
(a) There was nothing new about black people being beaten, it was just brought into public view this time.
(b) It would have been a normal routine procedure if not for the media exposure it received.
(c) The media should not have been involved and the case will go away quietly.
(d) The media did not fairly potray Rodney King as a model black citizen.

5. What is Chris Oh's occupation?
(a) A translator.
(b) A medical student.
(c) A cashier.
(d) A registered nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maxine Waters give her speech after Daryl Gates resigns from the LAPD?

2. What does the video show at the beginning of the riots?

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

4. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?

5. 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?

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