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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. What statement does Haywood make about the women he sees in the riots and the fire?
(a) They all looked frail and fragile and it was unfortunate that they were caught up in the riots.
(b) He has never seen such hostility in females as he saw that day.
(c) He saw how gentle the female species were.
(d) He felt an urgent need to protect the women he saw.

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

3. 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.

4. Which exclusive store is not frequented by many people because the prices are just too high?
(a) Mignon.
(b) Magnum.
(c) Magnin.
(d) Mariott.

5. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?
(a) The beatings featured in the news has even intensified the police's credibility.
(b) He says that he would rather consult a crystal ball than listen to a police officer.
(c) The environment of fear created by the acts of the police have raised the credibility of the force.
(d) The current environment of fear has made the credibility of the police somewhat more questionable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Sergeant Charles Duke give about Officer Powell's use of his police baton?

2. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?

3. What does Michael Zinzun do with his time?

4. Which particular incident after the trial makes the anonymous juror from Simi Valley most upset?

5. What are "choke holds"?

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