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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time when the Hollywood agent is dining in one of the Beverly Hills restaurants, what building is burned, which leads to even more fear among the people?
(a) The Beverly Hills Hotel.
(b) The Beverly Center.
(c) The Kodak Theater.
(d) The Beverly Stadium.

2. How does Elvira Evers describe the looting that goes on after the Rodney King verdict?
(a) There wasn't any looting that took place after the verdict.
(b) Everyone was taking things and was acting as if they were at a carnival.
(c) Colored people looted only from white-owned stores and vice versa.
(d) Everyone united in looting, conspiring to get the most out of the stores.

3. There was once a demonstration of 850 people, including Spanish and white people. What is the event that precedes the demonstration?
(a) Tiny's funeral.
(b) The general assembly of the police in the area.
(c) The general assembly of the Mothers ROC.
(d) Allison's speech.

4. Who shoots Walter Park, according to the African-American woman in the car behind him?
(a) An Asian.
(b) An African-American.
(c) A Korean.
(d) A Mexican.

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

6. What particular incident makes Viola go into shock?
(a) A man with a briefcase hit a girl on her head and left her for dead.
(b) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun shot a man to death in front of him.
(c) A girl with a briefcase hit a man repeatedly and left him for dead.
(d) A kid with a nine-millimeter gun pointed in his general direction, who told him that he was going to kill him.

7. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?
(a) That the youth of today value their parents very much.
(b) That there is still hope among the youth of today.
(c) That there is a generation that refuses to commit suicide.
(d) That the youth of today are intelligent human beings who think about society.

8. What statement does Big Al make about the Rodney King beating and the media attention it receives?
(a) There was nothing new about black people being beaten, it was just brought into public view this time.
(b) The media did not fairly potray Rodney King as a model black citizen.
(c) The media should not have been involved and the case will go away quietly.
(d) It would have been a normal routine procedure if not for the media exposure it received.

9. What is the Anonymous Man's belief in shooting a person in broad daylight?
(a) He doesn't offer any belief or idea whatsoever on the topic.
(b) That there is poetic justice in shooting someone in broad daylight.
(c) That most people will run away scared immediately instead of taking time to identify the shooter.
(d) That under no circumstances should he shoot someone in broad daylight.

10. How does Stephen, Salas' son, handle his encounter with the policeman in which the policeman put a gun to his head?
(a) He wrote to all the major dailies to tell them of the abuse.
(b) Stephen did not tell his father right away.
(c) He made a complaint about the policeman in the nearest police station.
(d) He told his father about it as soon as he came home.

11. Where does Salas' father's hatred of gringos stem from?
(a) From the fact that gringos are unreasonable people, as he experienced in his encounter with them in Mexico.
(b) From fighting against the gringos when Pershing went after Pancho Villa in Chihuahua.
(c) From being brainstormed by his wife, who had a bad experience with gringos.
(d) From his childhood, when he was being bullied by gringos in his hometown.

12. To what movie does the anonymous Hollywood agent compare the scene he sees in the garage with many people running?
(a) Godzilla.
(b) Terminator 2.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) The Day After Tomorrow.

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

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

15. What statement does Tom Bradley eventually make when the verdict is announced?
(a) Support for the verdict and the jurors.
(b) He suddenly changed his mind and chose not to give any statement.
(c) He said that the judicial system once again worked.
(d) Outrage at the verdict, but he discouraged violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mike Davis describe the gang truce he has witnessed?

2. What is "a badge of courage" as referred to in the story?

3. What action plan do the upper middle class in the Beverly Hills restaurant talk about in relation to the riots?

4. Who arrives at the scene of the looting, and also eventually harms Julio Menjivar?

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

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