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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?
(a) The killing of her nephew, Tiny, in 1991.
(b) The weakening of the dollar in the international market.
(c) The finalization of her divorce with her husband.
(d) The addiction of one of her sons to drugs.

2. What does the video show at the beginning of the riots?
(a) Several men beating Reginald Denny, as well as some women taking pictures of the beating.
(b) Rodney King exchanging a few angry words with the policemen.
(c) Several women fleeing the scene, leaving their cameras in the process.
(d) Several policemen talking to themselves, apparently discussing their strategy.

3. What specific skills is Oh concerned about; one that his father can no longer perform?
(a) Driving.
(b) Reading.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Writing.

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

5. To what movie does the anonymous Hollywood agent compare the scene he sees in the garage with many people running?
(a) Terminator 2.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) Godzilla.
(d) The Day After Tomorrow.

6. Who shoots Walter Park, according to the African-American woman in the car behind him?
(a) A Mexican.
(b) An African-American.
(c) A Korean.
(d) An Asian.

7. Which particular incident after the trial makes the anonymous juror from Simi Valley most upset?
(a) Receiving a letter from the Ku Klux Klan pledging support and inviting him to join the organization.
(b) Receiving a phone call from Angela King asking how he can sleep at night.
(c) Receiving a death threat from the family members of Rodney King.
(d) Receiving a letter from one angry follower of the case, asking if he knew that people were dying and burning buildings in South LA because of him.

8. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?
(a) That there is still hope among the youth of today.
(b) That there is a generation that refuses to commit suicide.
(c) That the youth of today value their parents very much.
(d) That the youth of today are intelligent human beings who think about society.

9. What reassurance does the police officer give to the jurors on the bus whom he is escorting to the courthouse?
(a) There is no need to worry if people threw rocks and bottles because the windows of the bus were bulletproof.
(b) The people gathered in front of the courthouse did not care about the jurors, and therefore did not notice them.
(c) People don't recognize them anyway and that the commotion was very much a normal one.
(d) Everything will be forgotten in a week, so jurors should better come up with a verdict then.

10. What image does Anonymous Man project when he moves to the valley?
(a) A very wealthy gang member.
(b) An image of being a nobody.
(c) A one-man army that did not need any homeboys.
(d) An image of someone who is at close ties with the police.

11. What particular incident makes Viola go into shock?
(a) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun shot a man to death in front of 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 pointed in his general direction, who told him that he was going to kill him.

12. What comment does Julio Menjivar hear from the police officers who are passing by the looting scene?
(a) A threat about starting a fire in the neighborhood.
(b) A joke about how pleasant it would be if a fire was started.
(c) An expression of fear.
(d) They said that it was fine that they were destroying their own neighborhood.

13. How much fine does Julio Menjivar have to pay as a result of his arrest?
(a) $500.
(b) $150.
(c) $250.
(d) $350.

14. How does Angela King describe their upbringing when it comes to the issue of racism?
(a) That they were not raised in a racist way.
(b) That they were forced to make friends only with the other races, and forbidden to mingle with blacks.
(c) That they were raised to only mingle with the blacks, and were forbidden to make friends with any other race.
(d) That they grew up thinking the other races were enemies.

15. On the day of the verdict, how many versions does Tom Bradley prepare for his statement to the press?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Joe Viola describe the way he felt when he was caught in the riots?

3. What time does Tom Bradley and his staff plan to go to the media to issue a statement on their reaction to the verdict?

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

5. Why does Josie Morales' husband want to go inside and stop watching?

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