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Symbionese Liberation Army Trivia Quiz

The Symbionese Liberation Army, or S.L.A., was an American group active in the 1970s that engaged in terrorism through guerrilla warfare for what they believed was a better society.

A multiple-choice quiz by star_gazer. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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star_gazer

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Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who formed the S.L.A.? Hint

Donald Defreeze

Russ Little

Willie Wolf

Patricia Michelle Soltysik

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the name "Symbionese" means? Hint

From a Greek word meaning "parasite"

It had no meaning

Unlike parts living in love

From an African word meaning "war"

3. In Oakland, California, November 6, 1973, the superintendent of schools was shot and killed. His name was Dr. Marcus Foster. Two S.L.A. members Joseph Remiro and Russell Little were arrested and charged with his killing. What was their motive? Hint

Foster was white and unpopular

Foster had publically denounced the S.L.A.

Foster enforced much stricter codes for the schools

Foster planned to implement ID cards for the students

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Question 4 of 10

4. In order to bargain for the release of Little and Remiro the S.L.A. decided to kidnap a prestigious person. On February 4, 1974 who did the S.L.A. kidnap? Hint

Patty Hearst

Jerry Brown

Jane Fonda

Johnny Carson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Strangely, the hostage soon began to accept the doctrines of the S.L.A. and speak against his/her former life (in tape recordings). Eventually he/she breaks with their fiance, family, and becomes a member of the S.L.A.! What is this psychological condition called when a kidnap victim joins with their captor? Hint

Stockholm syndrome

Lima syndrome

Kidnap delusion

Helsinki syndrome

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Question 6 of 10

6. The symbol of the S.L.A. was the? Hint

seven-headed cobra

crossed machine gun

inverse swastika

clenched fist raised in a power salute

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Question 7 of 10

7. The S.L.A. made the mistake of moving out of San Francisco to a city where the police were much less tolerant and the public were less accepting. The police eventually surrounded the S.L.A.'s hideout with over 400 officers. In this huge confrontation 4 members of the S.L.A. were killed. In what city did this crushing blow to the S.L.A. take place? Hint

Oakland

Chicago

New York

Los Angeles

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Question 8 of 10

8. Two banks were robbed by the S.L.A. - the Hibernia Bank in San Fransico and the Crocker National Bank in Carmichael, California. $10,000 was stolen from the Hibernia. What innocent person was killed during the Crocker robbery? Hint

Micki Scott

James Micheal Hamilton

Myrna Opsahl

Bonnie Wilder

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Question 9 of 10

9. In September of 1975 Patty Hearst was arrested in an apartment along with other S.L.A. members, she almost immediately returned to her past identity of being a publishing heiress. In her trial she claimed to have been drugged, raped, and brain washed by the S.L.A. Yet, she was given seven years for the Hibernia Bank robbery. What president eventually pardoned her? Hint

George H. W. Bush

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

Ronald Reagan

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Question 10 of 10

10. After the capture of Patty Hearst the S.L.A. to all intents and purposes ceased to exsist. The remainder of the terrorist group were rounded up, tried, and incarcerated. James Kilgore hid in South Africa until he was arrested in November 2002. Kathleen Soliah also went into hiding eventualy where? Hint

New York City, as a social worker.

Rhodesia

Minnesota, as a doctor's wife

Still at large

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who formed the S.L.A.?

Answer: Donald Defreeze

Dondald DeFreeze escaped from Soledad State Prision and then hid in San Francisco with various leftist revolutionaries; two of these were Willie Wolf and Russ Little who would later join the S.L.A. He then met and fell in love with another future member, Patricia Michelle Soltysik, and these two lived together while he wrote the S.L.A. manifesto. DeFreeze believed in the S.L.A. as a black group intent on over throwing a white dominated America.

This black group accepted people of all races to achieve its goals that would at first require violence.

2. What does the name "Symbionese" means?

Answer: Unlike parts living in love

It certainly had a meaning, "symbionese" comes from "symbiosis" which is unlike parts living in love for the good of the whole. This is similar to the Greek word "parasite" but a "parasite" has a negative implications. The African "war" word I made up.

Answer: Foster planned to implement ID cards for the students

Foster was in fact black and well liked; he had resisted the ID cards until internal pressures had made him concede to their use. He most likely was unaware that such a group as the S.L.A. existed.

4. In order to bargain for the release of Little and Remiro the S.L.A. decided to kidnap a prestigious person. On February 4, 1974 who did the S.L.A. kidnap?

Answer: Patty Hearst

Patty Hearst was a publishing heiress the grandaughter of William Randolph Hearst and her parents were billionaires. Because of their publishing status this ensured maximum news coverage. At first the release of Remiro and Little was demanded but the government refused.

Then the S.L.A. insisted that the Hearsts fund food to be given out for free in the inner cities. Millions of dollars were spent on this but it was ceased when fighting occured where food was being given out and the S.L.A. claimed the food was of poor quality.

Answer: Stockholm syndrome

"The Stockholm syndrome" was coined by Nils Bejerot in 1973 to explain a bank robbery situation that occured in Stockholm. The Lima syndrome is the opposite situation were the kidnappers become sympathetic with those that they have kidnapped. The Helsinki syndrome and kidnap delusion are both not real terms.

6. The symbol of the S.L.A. was the?

Answer: seven-headed cobra

The seven-headed cobra was also based on the principles of Kwanzaa, each head stood for a different virtue. This same symbol can be seen in ancient Sri Lanka at irrigation tanks; they were believed to guard the water. The other options all have no connection to the S.L.A.

Answer: Los Angeles

On May 17, 1974 the house where the S.L.A. was trying to hide in was burned down, Donald DeFreeze killed himself, and a huge gun battle with the police occured.

Answer: Myrna Opsahl

Myrna Opsahl was a mother of four and was cashing church receipts when she was killed. The other three people were all associates of the S.L.A.

Answer: Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter commuted her seven year sentence to 21 months and on his last day in office, January 20, 2001, Bill Clinton pardoned her.

Answer: Minnesota, as a doctor's wife

First Kathleen Soliah went to Rhodesia and then using the name Sara Jane Olsen she married a doctor in Minnesota and had three daughters. In 1999 the F.B.I. arrested her and she was jailed since until her parole. The Symbionese Liberation Army was an ugly part of the United States' history. Let's hope that similar groups do not ever rise up again.

Source: Author star_gazer

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