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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Shattered Dreams (1965-68).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1959.

2. What governor was stated as a "camouflaged" racist in Chapter 3?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Brown.
(c) Merriam.
(d) Rockefeller.

3. Who was Malcolm's focus audience when he spoke?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites.
(c) Governmental leaders.
(d) Racists.

4. What German term did King use to refer to his belief that "the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness [we have] cosmic companionship"?
(a) Nietzschism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Zeitgeist.
(d) Hermeneutics.

5. What did Cone claim was created for "the specific needs of blacks" in Chapter 6?
(a) The Southern Baptist faith.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The CORE.
(d) The Nation of Islam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Malcolm claim God had "raised up...as the one to warn white America" in many of his speeches?

2. According to King, "Nobody could ride your back unless" it is what?

3. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. claim to be "first and foremost" in his 1961 "Redbook" interview?

4. Which U.S. President refused to put voting rights up to Congress after King asked him to?

5. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".

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