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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. How does Angela King describe their upbringing when it comes to the issue of racism?
(a) That they were not raised in a racist way.
(b) That they were forced to make friends only with the other races, and forbidden to mingle with blacks.
(c) That they were raised to only mingle with the blacks, and were forbidden to make friends with any other race.
(d) That they grew up thinking the other races were enemies.

2. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?
(a) The police like to make killings in a very discreet manner.
(b) She does not say anything about the subject.
(c) The police like to make killings look like drive-by shootings.
(d) The police don't like killing at all.

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

4. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?
(a) Because of the number of people they have killed.
(b) Because of their experience in fighting.
(c) Because gunfighters usually have high moral standards.
(d) Because of their guns, and being a gunfighter is equated to being tough.

5. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?
(a) Black men are more ideological.
(b) Black men know how to handle the politics and the environment.
(c) Black men defy authority while black women cannot.
(d) Black men are more obedient to the laws of the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Jason Sanford usually get from the police about his looks?

2. What does Gil Garcetti believe in when it comes to jurors and their participation in trials?

3. Sheinbaum heard women screaming about people coming into the building. At that same time, what comes through the seven to ten-foot high plate glass windowpanes?

4. What theory does the scholar Cornel West give on gangsterism?

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

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