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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 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 drive away for a while until the riot dies down.
(d) He was going to buy liquor from the store.

2. How does Mike Davis describe the gang truce he has witnessed?
(a) An act in survival.
(b) Staged.
(c) Miraculous.
(d) Politically motivated.

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

4. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?
(a) Carl.
(b) Glen.
(c) Ben.
(d) Victor.

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?
(a) A dead man.
(b) A black cat.
(c) A car.
(d) A rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. While confined in the hospital on morphine, Reginald Denny remembers some characters coming to see him. Who are they?

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

3. Where does Salas' father's hatred of gringos stem from?

4. What is the vision in the early 1960s, according to Mike Davis?

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

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