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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. According to Richard Kim, what does his father tell him about the day of the verdict when they went looking for police?
(a) The police asked for money before assisting them.
(b) There were no police to be found when the looting of their applicance store started.
(c) The police quickly helped them, which prevented their store from being looted.
(d) The police ignored them because they were playing a game of poker.
2. According to Reginald Denny, why do people become upset whenever he gets his truck off the freeway?
(a) He honks his horn very loudly whenever he makes a turn.
(b) He drives like a madman.
(c) His truck is a very noisy truck.
(d) He takes up a lot of space when turning because his truck is so big.
3. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?
(a) "They" are the Mexicans, Chinese and blacks that populate his neighborhood.
(b) He does not give an explanation as to who "they" are.
(c) He says that "they" represent a combination of many things for him.
(d) "They" are the cops of Los Angeles.
4. What particular incident makes Viola go into shock?
(a) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun pointed in his general direction, who told him that he was going to kill him.
(b) A man with a briefcase hit a girl on her head and left her for dead.
(c) A girl with a briefcase hit a man repeatedly and left him for dead.
(d) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun shot a man to death in front of him.
5. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?
(a) Most jurors do not take their duties seriously and that their participation in trials be limited to those of observers.
(b) The judiciary system has to be changed to give less power to jurors and more to judges and district attorneys.
(c) Most jurors take their oath seriously and because the burden of proof in a criminal trial is very high, jurors must carefully examine and consider all evidence in a case.
(d) Ordinary civilians should not be tasked with matters of the law.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Rudy Salas, Sr. refer to his feelings of racism?
2. What happens when Captain Lane Haywood gets up on the roof to handle the fire better?
3. Who is shot during the looting of Richard Kim's appliance store?
4. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?
5. Who are the "curious people"?
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