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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, A Weird Common Thread in Our Lives | The War Zone, A Badge of Courage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?
(a) He seems to be surrounded by a kind of magic brought about by the respect people have for members of the police force.
(b) He makes people stay away from courtrooms.
(c) He always brings about riot in the courtroom because of the passionate feelings the public has towards policemen in general.
(d) He silences the crowd inside the courtroom because of the raw power he exudes.

2. What does Michael Zinzun do with his time?
(a) He devotes himself to fighting police abuse.
(b) He devotes himself to organizing riots against policemen.
(c) He devotes himself to looking for ways to make the city pay the civilian.
(d) He devotes himself to looking for a cure for blindness.

3. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?
(a) That he would have been called in for questioning by the police.
(b) That he probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.
(c) That he might be stoned.
(d) That he might have been beaten terribly.

4. Which particular incident after the trial makes the anonymous juror from Simi Valley most upset?
(a) Receiving a death threat from the family members of Rodney King.
(b) Receiving a phone call from Angela King asking how he can sleep at night.
(c) Receiving a letter from one angry follower of the case, asking if he knew that people were dying and burning buildings in South LA because of him.
(d) Receiving a letter from the Ku Klux Klan pledging support and inviting him to join the organization.

5. Where does Salas' father's hatred of gringos stem from?
(a) From the fact that gringos are unreasonable people, as he experienced in his encounter with them in Mexico.
(b) From fighting against the gringos when Pershing went after Pancho Villa in Chihuahua.
(c) From being brainstormed by his wife, who had a bad experience with gringos.
(d) From his childhood, when he was being bullied by gringos in his hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Proposition F?

2. What image does Anonymous Man project when he moves to the valley?

3. Who are the "curious people"?

4. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?

5. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?

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