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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, "Don't Shoot" | The War Zone, Butta Boom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?
(a) He was frying pancakes one time and the sizzling butter zinged his right eye.
(b) During a riot, one of the policemen hit him in the eye with a flashlight.
(c) Michael Zinzun is not at all blind in one eye.
(d) In one of the riots he attended, there was a stray bullet which hit him on the left eye.

2. How much does Michael Zinzun get from the trial in which the city is ordered to pay him?
(a) $1.2 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $2.1 million.
(d) $12 million.

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

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

5. What does Joe Viola tell his wife when he recovers from all of the shock?
(a) He was going to get his gun and shoot anyone he sees.
(b) He was going to get their kids.
(c) He was going to buy liquor from the store.
(d) He was going to drive away for a while until the riot dies down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?

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

3. How does Angela King react whenever she talks about the beating of her nephew and of his condition?

4. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?

5. What statement does Sergeant Duke give about the importance of choke holds?

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