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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Chung Lee and to his family the day the Rodney King verdicts are announced?
(a) They were forced to give up their money for the people who were rioting outside their store.
(b) Their store was completely looted and later burned.
(c) They were mobbed by the angry supporters of Rodney King.
(d) They had to wait in line for food rations.

3. What is Proposition F?
(a) A legislation which aims to appoint African-Americans as chief of police.
(b) An effort to limit the police chief's term to five years.
(c) A policy prohibiting riots to take place on weekdays.
(d) A resolution preventing African-Americans from driving luxury cars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?

2. Who shoots Walter Park, according to the African-American woman in the car behind him?

3. To what movie does the anonymous Hollywood agent compare the scene he sees in the garage with many people running?

4. What statement does Tom Bradley eventually make when the verdict is announced?

5. What is the vision in the early 1960s, according to Mike Davis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bill Bradley's stand on race relations in the United States?

2. Describe the way Reginald Denny feels about everything that happened to him. What does he remember the most about all of his ordeals?

3. Describe Peter Sellars' comparison of his father and the United States. How are they alike, according to him?

4. What is Bill Bradley disappointed about? How does he illustrate the source of his disappointment?

5. How does Otis Chandler look at money as an instrument for change?

6. How does Mike Davis describe the changes he has seen in California since his childhood? How are these changes connected to the youth in general?

7. How does Betye Saar describe the surroundings on the night of the verdict?

8. Describe Joe Viola's experience on the day of the riots. What does he feel and how does he behave during the riots?

9. Describe how Sergeant Charles Duke feels about the use of physical force by police officers.

10. Describe the riot which changed Michael Zinzun's life for good. What are the changes brought about by this riot?

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