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

2. How does Stephen, Salas' son, handle his encounter with the policeman in which the policeman put a gun to his head?
(a) He told his father about it as soon as he came home.
(b) He made a complaint about the policeman in the nearest police station.
(c) Stephen did not tell his father right away.
(d) He wrote to all the major dailies to tell them of the abuse.

3. What statement does the anonymous juror from Simi Valley make about his involvement in the Rodney King trial?
(a) If he had known what would happen afterwards, he would have sent a note to the judge to say that he could not be on the jury because of what it put him and his family through.
(b) This particular case should have been done in a very private, confidential manner.
(c) His vote was very critical in the verdict and the events that followed the trial.
(d) He would have voted differently if he had known what would happen afterwards.

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

5. In what language does Chung Lee tell his story?
(a) English.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Mandarin Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Anonymous Man, what has changed between older and younger gang members?

2. What does Denny plan to put up in his own house someday to remember the people who have saved him?

3. How does Joe Viola describe the way he felt when he was caught in the riots?

4. What does Joe Viola tell his wife when he recovers from all of the shock?

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

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