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

2. According to Big Al, what could Denny have been trying to do by driving his truck down a residential street?
(a) Showing off his truck.
(b) Making friends with his neighbors.
(c) He was looking for someone to beat.
(d) Intimidating the neighborhood.

3. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?
(a) The judiciary system has to be changed to give less power to jurors and more to judges and district attorneys.
(b) Ordinary civilians should not be tasked with matters of the law.
(c) Most jurors do not take their duties seriously and that their participation in trials be limited to those of observers.
(d) Most jurors take their oath seriously and because the burden of proof in a criminal trial is very high, jurors must carefully examine and consider all evidence in a case.

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

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?
(a) A man with his baby walked into a gun store and bought a gun while the baby looked on.
(b) A man with a gun used it to buy bubble gums.
(c) A man at a bubble gum machine pulled a gun on him once.
(d) He saw a six-year old child carrying a real gun.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Walter Park talk about during the interview?

4. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?

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

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