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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comparison does Peter Sellars make about the United States and his father?
(a) They were both extravagant.
(b) They both loved being over the top.
(c) They both loved guns.
(d) They were both cheap.

2. What is Owen Smet's past occupation?
(a) Writer for the Beverly Hills Gun Club.
(b) Range manager of the Beverly Hills Gun Club.
(c) Supplier for the Beverly Hills Gun Club.
(d) President of the Beverly Hills Gun Club.

3. How does Mrs. Young-coon Han describe America before the riots?
(a) "The best".
(b) "The worst".
(c) "A dream come true".
(d) "A nightmare".

4. Why is Harland Braun reluctant to take the case of defending an accused in the Rodney King trial?
(a) He didn't want to be involved in the case in any way.
(b) He thought it was a racial beating.
(c) His client couldn't pay enough.
(d) He thinks he is incompetent.

5. What is the wrong perception about Daryl Gates' whereabouts when the disturbances begin?
(a) He was reading a story to preschoolers when in fact he was at home.
(b) He was at a fundraiser when in fact he was in a meeting about Proposition F.
(c) He was in a meeting with other policemen when in fact he was at home.
(d) He was in church when in fact he was at home.

6. How many young people start gathering in Paula Weinstein and her husband's house?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

7. How does real estate agent Elaine Young come to be in the Beverly Hills Hotel on the day of the verdict?
(a) She was just passing by and was pushed by the crowds.
(b) She saw a nice jewelry on display and decided to come in.
(c) Her date canceled and she did not want to be alone at home.
(d) She met another real estate agent who wanted to hire her.

8. What statement does Bill Bradley make about corporations and institutions?
(a) He does not make any statements about corporations and institutions.
(b) The moral power of corporations and institutions has to be brought to bear when colored people are treated unjustly.
(c) Corporations and institutions should donate more towards charitable causes.
(d) Corporations and institutions are doing their social obligations to the people.

9. What does Betye's companion think about the verdict?
(a) He thought that an acquittal is a career suicide for the judge.
(b) He thought that there will be trouble because of the acquittal.
(c) He thought that the verdict was unbelievable.
(d) He thought that an acquittal is a given.

10. Do Koreans receive welfare or food stamps?
(a) When it's raining hard.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Not all the time.

11. How does Hami Bhabha describe the "twilight"?
(a) A moment of total zen.
(b) An in-between moment of ambivalence.
(c) A moment of serenity.
(d) A moment of total chaos.

12. What is Betye Saar's current occupation?
(a) Manager in Laurel Canyon.
(b) Artist in Laurel Canyon.
(c) Producer in Laurel Canyon.
(d) Writer in Laurel Canyon.

13. What is established right after the Watts riots?
(a) The Denny Commission.
(b) The McClellan Commission.
(c) The Hillary Commission.
(d) The Rodney Commission.

14. What statement best describes Bill Bradley's stand on the laws of the land?
(a) He is outraged that someone should suggest differences in the treatment of people.
(b) He does not like discussing the laws and people.
(c) He acknowledges that the law treats different people in different ways.
(d) He does not acknowledge that the law treats different people in different ways.

15. How many years does it take for everyone to forget about the commission and the commitments people have made?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular word does Paula Weinstein use in her press release that is objected to by the entertainment industry people?

2. What statement does Paul Parker make about the LAPD's efforts to find and arrest the people responsible for Reginald Denny's beating?

3. Where does Owen Smet get his training to become a deadeye?

4. What report does Maxine Waters refer to that discusses the ills of society, among others?

5. What does Gladis Sibrian's nom de guerre mean?

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