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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, "Don't Shoot" | The War Zone, Butta Boom.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?
(a) He makes people stay away from courtrooms.
(b) He seems to be surrounded by a kind of magic brought about by the respect people have for members of the police force.
(c) He silences the crowd inside the courtroom because of the raw power he exudes.
(d) He always brings about riot in the courtroom because of the passionate feelings the public has towards policemen in general.
2. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?
(a) Because gunfighters usually have high moral standards.
(b) Because of their guns, and being a gunfighter is equated to being tough.
(c) Because of the number of people they have killed.
(d) Because of their experience in fighting.
3. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?
(a) Ordinary civilians should not be tasked with matters of the law.
(b) Most jurors do not take their duties seriously and that their participation in trials be limited to those of observers.
(c) The judiciary system has to be changed to give less power to jurors and more to judges and district attorneys.
(d) Most jurors take their oath seriously and because the burden of proof in a criminal trial is very high, jurors must carefully examine and consider all evidence in a case.
4. 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) The environment of fear created by the acts of the police have raised the credibility of the force.
(c) He says that he would rather consult a crystal ball than listen to a police officer.
(d) The beatings featured in the news has even intensified the police's credibility.
5. What are "choke holds"?
(a) These are upper body control holds which the LAPD used in the past.
(b) These are the techniques in using a police baton effectively.
(c) It is a choker worn by a police officer to identify him as an expert in choke methods.
(d) It is a slang for choking a subject to death.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Proposition F?
2. How does Angela King react whenever she talks about the beating of her nephew and of his condition?
3. There was once a demonstration of 850 people, including Spanish and white people. What is the event that precedes the demonstration?
4. How much does Michael Zinzun get from the trial in which the city is ordered to pay him?
5. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?
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