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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "deadeye"?
(a) A very good gun cleaner.
(b) A very good shooter.
(c) A very good assistant in the field.
(d) A very good range manager.

2. Who is with Betye Saar on the day the verdict is handed out?
(a) Her student Darby.
(b) Her sister Roo.
(c) Her brother Buster.
(d) Her friend Tony.

3. What do people tell Gladis Sibrian while she is growing up?
(a) She cannot change anything in Panama.
(b) She can do anything she wants.
(c) She will not be listened to because she is a woman.
(d) She needs to kill the President first.

4. According to Elaine Young, how long do people stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel?
(a) Until three or four in the morning.
(b) They did not stay at the hotel at all.
(c) Until midnight.
(d) Until six in the evening.

5. What is Otis Chandler's occupation?
(a) Manager of the Times Book Company.
(b) Manager of the Times Mirror Company.
(c) Director of the Times Mirror Company.
(d) Director of the Times Book Company.

6. What statement does Hami Bhabha make about twilight?
(a) We see the sharp outlines visible in daylight when we look at the disturbance in twilight.
(b) Twilight is an overrated, abused term.
(c) There is no such thing as twilight.
(d) Everyone should consider reading the twilight.

7. What book does Elaine Brown author?
(a) A Taste of Power.
(b) A Taste of Vinegar.
(c) A Taste of Sugar.
(d) A Taste of Acid.

8. What comparison does Peter Sellars make about the United States and his father?
(a) They both loved being over the top.
(b) They were both extravagant.
(c) They were both cheap.
(d) They both loved guns.

9. What statement does Bill Bradley make about race relations in the US?
(a) It is the government's responsibility to improve race relations in the US.
(b) Everyone has a responsibility to try to improve race relations in the US.
(c) There is no improvement that should be done in the race relations in the US.
(d) The race relations in the US are in its most ideal state.

10. Where do Paula Weinstein and her husband Mark call a press conference on the day the verdict comes down?
(a) Kodak Theater.
(b) NBC Studios.
(c) Warner Brothers lot.
(d) Nokia Theater.

11. How many young people start gathering in Paula Weinstein and her husband's house?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

12. How long will it take to figure out what happens to the Black Panther Party, according to Elaine Brown?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twenty years.

13. What does Braun think Pontius Pilate is doing?
(a) Love and hate for blacks.
(b) Trying to balance punishing an innocent man and keeping the public from uprising.
(c) Politics and marriage.
(d) Being a ruler and being a counselor to his people.

14. Why is Twilight Bey nicknamed "Twilight"?
(a) He does not go out during the daytime.
(b) He is afraid of the sunlight.
(c) He is an albino.
(d) He stays out all night until the sun comes out.

15. Why is Betye Saar surprised when they get to the restaurant?
(a) There is nothing unusual observed by Betye Saar on that day.
(b) They saw crowds of people in the streets.
(c) No one knew about the verdict yet.
(d) There was Oprah Winfrey in the restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which African-American character does Mrs. Young-soon Han hate?

2. What is the wrong perception about Daryl Gates' whereabouts when the disturbances begin?

3. According to Elaine Brown, where should people base their commitment if they want real change in society?

4. What statement does Paul Parker make about the LAPD's efforts to find and arrest the people responsible for Reginald Denny's beating?

5. How does Gladis Sibrian describe the riots?

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