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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. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?
(a) Because of their guns, and being a gunfighter is equated to being tough.
(b) Because of the number of people they have killed.
(c) Because gunfighters usually have high moral standards.
(d) Because of their experience in fighting.

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

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

4. What is Proposition F?
(a) A policy prohibiting riots to take place on weekdays.
(b) An effort to limit the police chief's term to five years.
(c) A resolution preventing African-Americans from driving luxury cars.
(d) A legislation which aims to appoint African-Americans as chief of police.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What statement does Judith Tur make about white people and their anger?

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

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

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