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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, That's Another Story | The War Zone, Godzilla.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Ordinary civilians should not be tasked with matters of the law.
(c) The judiciary system has to be changed to give less power to jurors and more to judges and district attorneys.
(d) 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.

4. What is the vision in the early 1960s, according to Mike Davis?
(a) Black kids can be surfers, too.
(b) Black kids should be given twice the challenges that white kids endure.
(c) Black kids should be given special treatment.
(d) Black kids should be separated from white kids.

5. What time does Tom Bradley and his staff plan to go to the media to issue a statement on their reaction to the verdict?
(a) Eight o'clock the following morning.
(b) Four o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Six o'clock in the afternoon.
(d) Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "a badge of courage" as referred to in the story?

2. What do the doctors at the hospital tell Evers?

3. What comment does Julio Menjivar hear from the police officers who are passing by the looting scene?

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

5. At the time when the Hollywood agent is dining in one of the Beverly Hills restaurants, what building is burned, which leads to even more fear among the people?

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