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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Nothing but Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Peter Bailey call Malcolm X?
(a) "Prophet X."
(b) "Father X."
(c) "Teacher X."
(d) "Master Teacher."

2. Who made the following statement found in Chapter 10: "The Negro in this country...has never been able to be a man"?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Elijah Muhammad.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. After how many years of "verbal sparring" did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. During his June 1954 address in Harlem, what did Malcolm claim that the "white man" has brainwashed "us black people" to look upon?
(a) "An idol that the black community could not identify with."
(b) "A white Jesus."
(c) "A blondhaired, blue-eyed Jesus."
(d) "A racist Jesus."

5. According to Cone in Chapter 8, what separated King from Malcolm?
(a) Love.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who influenced Malcolm's receptiveness to socialism?

2. What did blacks believe having faith in would deliver them from the KKK and other white hate groups?

3. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

4. What Senator was declared as an open racist in Chapter 3?

5. Where did Malcolm claim his view of women came from? (Chapter 10)

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