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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. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?
(a) In one of the riots he attended, there was a stray bullet which hit him on the left eye.
(b) He was frying pancakes one time and the sizzling butter zinged his right eye.
(c) Michael Zinzun is not at all blind in one eye.
(d) During a riot, one of the policemen hit him in the eye with a flashlight.

2. What theory does the scholar Cornel West give on gangsterism?
(a) Gangsterism arises from the frontier myth and the myth of the gunfighter in American history.
(b) Gangsterism is a lousy excuse for unacceptable behavior.
(c) Gangsterism is overrated in general.
(d) Gangsterism is an ideology created by people who have lost all hope.

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

4. According to Reginald Denny, why do people become upset whenever he gets his truck off the freeway?
(a) He drives like a madman.
(b) He takes up a lot of space when turning because his truck is so big.
(c) His truck is a very noisy truck.
(d) He honks his horn very loudly whenever he makes a turn.

5. Where does Salas' father's hatred of gringos stem from?
(a) From his childhood, when he was being bullied by gringos in his hometown.
(b) From being brainstormed by his wife, who had a bad experience with gringos.
(c) From the fact that gringos are unreasonable people, as he experienced in his encounter with them in Mexico.
(d) From fighting against the gringos when Pershing went after Pancho Villa in Chihuahua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?

2. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?

3. Who is shot during the looting of Richard Kim's appliance store?

4. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?

5. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?

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