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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that "we can make America" what?
(a) "Better than it has ever been."
(b) "Great again."
(c) "A beacon of yesterday."
(d) "What America must become."

2. What does the author describe as the subject of the Nation of Islam speeches he observed on the streets in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Power.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Humility.
(d) Love.

3. What color clothing does the author describe the women wearing at Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. In what periodical was "Down at the Cross" first published?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Time.
(c) Publisher's Weekly.
(d) Reader's Digest.

5. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe" what?
(a) "That you are attainable."
(b) "That your life is fluid."
(c) "What white people say about you."
(d) "That you are destined for greatness."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Down at the Cross" means impossible to stop or prevent?

2. Where does the author claim he was when a bartender refused to serve him and some friends in "Down at the Cross"?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to the condition of being lower in status or quality than others?

4. When did Elijah Muhammad tell the author that the white man's time had been up, but that it had been the will of Allah that the black man be redeemed by his white masters?

5. The author claims in "Down at the Cross" that two things caused him to begin listening to the Muslim speakers. What was the first thing?

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