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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleaver dream of doing with his lawyer in his sleep?
(a) Playing tennis
(b) Carrying on a conversation
(c) Marrying
(d) Having sex

2. In which of the following areas does Cleaver say black men are accepted?
(a) Academia
(b) Sports
(c) Prison
(d) High society

3. What does Cleaver say the whites used to think of themselves as?
(a) The intelligent race
(b) The beautiful race
(c) The civilized race
(d) The master race

4. What does Cleaver say made him aware of his social status?
(a) The Nation of Islam
(b) Vietnam
(c) Mass demonstrations
(d) Kennedy's assasination

5. Which of the following is an example of soul food?
(a) Steak and fries
(b) Baked duck
(c) Gulas
(d) Chitterlings

6. What drug was Cleaver caught in possession of?
(a) Ectasy
(b) Cocaine
(c) Marijuana
(d) LSD

7. What is the third vignette entitled?
(a) Christ
(b) Soul Food
(c) KFC
(d) Biscuits

8. Which of the following does Cleaver not say black leaders are faced with?
(a) Exile
(b) Blood lust
(c) Negative publicity
(d) Assassination

9. What happens three times a day?
(a) A prisoner escapes
(b) The prisoners are whipped
(c) The prisoners are counted
(d) The prisoners say their prayers

10. What does Cleaver say is the first step in white rebellion?
(a) An active search for their own role
(b) Rejection of conformity
(c) Education
(d) Falling in love

11. What did a man in San Quentin say Cleaver had in his eyes?
(a) The mark of a beast
(b) Deepness
(c) Stars
(d) The white devil

12. What does Cleaver say took on new meaning when the whites joined in?
(a) The beatnik culture
(b) Black culture
(c) Popular music
(d) The black revolution

13. Which singer does Cleaver talk about in this chapter?
(a) Little Richard
(b) James Brown
(c) Paul Robeson
(d) Elvis Presley

14. What does Cleaver say he is?
(a) A muslim
(b) An ofay watcher
(c) A Christian
(d) An atheist

15. What does Cleaver vow the black will have?
(a) His manhood
(b) His own country
(c) His peace
(d) His freedom

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver think draws Axelrod to him?

2. What city is Beverly from?

3. What other black writer does Cleaver talk about in this chapter?

4. To what does Cleaver liken the parting with a woman?

5. What does Cleaver say spectator sports have become?

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