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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gladis Sibrian describe the riots?
(a) Social explosion.
(b) Upheaval.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Uprising.

2. What statement does Peter Sellars give about the situation in the city?
(a) It was like being in a merry-go-round.
(b) It was like bungee-jumping.
(c) It was like being incinerated.
(d) It was like being in a festival.

3. How does Twilight Bey describe himself?
(a) A bullfrog.
(b) A pitbull.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A watchdog.

4. In what particular division is there no riot-related death, as is discovered by Gilmour?
(a) Beverly Hills Division in West LA.
(b) Polo Lounge Division in East LA.
(c) Hollingback Division in East LA.
(d) Palo Alto Division in East LA.

5. According to Elaine Brown, where should people base their commitment if they want real change in society?
(a) Hate.
(b) Lust.
(c) Anger.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does she describe picking up a gun and going into the streets without a plan or any reason other than rage?

2. Why is Harland Braun reluctant to take the case of defending an accused in the Rodney King trial?

3. What comparison does Peter Sellars make about the United States and his father?

4. Why is Twilight Bey nicknamed "Twilight"?

5. How does real estate agent Elaine Young come to be in the Beverly Hills Hotel on the day of the verdict?

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