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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are "choke holds"?
(a) These are the techniques in using a police baton effectively.
(b) It is a slang for choking a subject to death.
(c) It is a choker worn by a police officer to identify him as an expert in choke methods.
(d) These are upper body control holds which the LAPD used in the past.

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

3. What statement does Tom Bradley eventually make when the verdict is announced?
(a) Support for the verdict and the jurors.
(b) He said that the judicial system once again worked.
(c) Outrage at the verdict, but he discouraged violence.
(d) He suddenly changed his mind and chose not to give any statement.

4. What does Denny plan to put up in his own house someday to remember the people who have saved him?
(a) A room dedicated to the riots.
(b) A picture mosaic of the images of the riot.
(c) A painting of the scene of the riots.
(d) A painting of Rodney King.

5. 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 kid with a nine-millimeter gun pointed in his general direction, who told him that he was going to kill him.
(c) A girl with a briefcase hit a man repeatedly and left him for dead.
(d) A man with a briefcase hit a girl on her head and left her for dead.

6. According to Richard Kim, what does his father tell him about the day of the verdict when they went looking for police?
(a) The police asked for money before assisting them.
(b) There were no police to be found when the looting of their applicance store started.
(c) The police quickly helped them, which prevented their store from being looted.
(d) The police ignored them because they were playing a game of poker.

7. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?
(a) "They" are the Mexicans, Chinese and blacks that populate his neighborhood.
(b) He says that "they" represent a combination of many things for him.
(c) "They" are the cops of Los Angeles.
(d) He does not give an explanation as to who "they" are.

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

9. 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 probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.
(d) That he would have been called in for questioning by the police.

10. What does Walter Park talk about during the interview?
(a) His love for his wife and stepson.
(b) His want to return to Korea and about how lonely he feels.
(c) His younger days in Korea.
(d) His courage during the riots.

11. According to the Anonymous Man, what has changed between older and younger gang members?
(a) Younger gang members have become louder, and tend to attract more attention than older gang members.
(b) Younger members have become much more aggressive than the older gang members.
(c) Older gang members are great conversationalists, while this skill is lost on younger gang members.
(d) Older gang members respected their elders, but such respect has disappeared among younger members.

12. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?
(a) The current environment of fear has made the credibility of the police somewhat more questionable.
(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 beatings featured in the news has even intensified the police's credibility.

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

14. According to Big Al, what could Denny have been trying to do by driving his truck down a residential street?
(a) Making friends with his neighbors.
(b) He was looking for someone to beat.
(c) Showing off his truck.
(d) Intimidating the neighborhood.

15. What effect does his encounter with the police officers in 1942 have on Salas?
(a) A strong admiration for police officers.
(b) A strong hatred for white police officers.
(c) He maintained a community newspaper that printed only stories about policemen.
(d) He founded an organization whose sole aim is to keep track of the movements of the policemen in his community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Viola tell his wife when he recovers from all of the shock?

2. How does Elvira Evers describe the looting that goes on after the Rodney King verdict?

3. In what state is Walter Park in while he is being interviewed?

4. According to Chris Oh, what happens at the time Walter Park is shot?

5. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?

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