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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. While driving downtown, what incident does Stanley K. Sheinbaum cite as a premonition of bad things to come?
(a) A bucket of paint from a very tall building fell on the road, splashing red paint which looked like blood.
(b) A black cat crossed the road.
(c) He saw a billboard that says "Stop, turn around."
(d) He saw a black BMW driven by an African-American woman, who had a hammer in her hand.

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

3. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?
(a) Black men are more ideological.
(b) Black men defy authority while black women cannot.
(c) Black men are more obedient to the laws of the land.
(d) Black men know how to handle the politics and the environment.

4. What specific skills is Oh concerned about; one that his father can no longer perform?
(a) Reading.
(b) Driving.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Writing.

5. What statement does Judith Tur make about white people and their anger?
(a) Their anger is healthy and should be given its proper attention.
(b) She says that their anger is a sign of progress, which will help them cope with race differences.
(c) They were never angry about races.
(d) They are getting so angry that they are moving back fifty years in their attitudes towards race instead of moving forward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took a video of the beating from their helicopter over the intersection of Florence and Normandie?

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

3. Who does Maxine Waters call to complain about many things that are being neglected and need attention?

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

5. Sheinbaum heard women screaming about people coming into the building. At that same time, what comes through the seven to ten-foot high plate glass windowpanes?

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