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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twilight, Ask Saddam Hussein.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe Viola tell his wife when he recovers from all of the shock?
(a) He was going to buy liquor from the store.
(b) He was going to drive away for a while until the riot dies down.
(c) He was going to get their kids.
(d) He was going to get his gun and shoot anyone he sees.

2. How does Rudy Salas, Sr. refer to his feelings of racism?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Fanaticism.
(d) Epiphany.

3. Why does Josie Morales keep watching the beating of Rodney King from her apartment?
(a) She believes that what the police were doing was a wrong thing and she wanted to be able to testify at the trial.
(b) She was waiting for an opportunity to help Rodney King.
(c) She was enjoying the beating of Rodney King.
(d) She was waiting for an opportunity to discuss with her neighbors.

4. How much does Michael Zinzun get from the trial in which the city is ordered to pay him?
(a) $2.1 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $1.2 million.
(d) $12 million.

5. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?
(a) There was nothing new about black people being beaten, it was just brought into public view this time.
(b) The media did not fairly potray Rodney King as a model black citizen.
(c) It would have been a normal routine procedure if not for the media exposure it received.
(d) The media should not have been involved and the case will go away quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Peter Sellars give about the situation in the city?

2. Which exclusive store is not frequented by many people because the prices are just too high?

3. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?

4. What statement does Bill Bradley make about race relations in the US?

5. What kind of tax is Otis Chandler proposing to help raise the money for the community?

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