This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, A Weird Common Thread in Our Lives | The War Zone, A Badge of Courage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement does Sergeant Charles Duke give about Officer Powell's use of his police baton?
(a) The police baton Officer Powell was using was substandard and therefore offered no force.
(b) Officer Powell was not using his polce baton effectively.
(c) Officer Powell is an expert at the use of police baton.
(d) Officer Powell shouldn't have been allowed to use the police baton at all.

2. Who are the "curious people"?
(a) They are the gangs of Los Angeles whom Stanley K. Sheinbaum had a chance to talk to.
(b) They are the bag ladies loitering the streets of Los Angeles.
(c) They are the kids of Los Angeles who have an overwhelming curiosity about everything around them.
(d) They are the old ladies in the neighborhood of Los Angeles, who tend to pry in all the happenings around them.

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

4. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?
(a) That he probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.
(b) That he might be stoned.
(c) That he would have been called in for questioning by the police.
(d) That he might have been beaten terribly.

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