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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author claim he was when a bartender refused to serve him and some friends in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) The La Guardia airport.
(b) The J.F.K. airport.
(c) The Sam Houston Airport.
(d) The Chicago O'Hare airport.

2. The author puts forth the Nation of Islam's belief that the white man's rule will be ended in how much time in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 10-15 years.
(b) 5-10 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 50-60 years.

3. Where does the author describe the pimps and whores hanging out in Harlem in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Delancey.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Broad St.
(d) The Avenue.

4. About how old does the author describe the female pastor as being when he met her in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 45-50.
(b) 65-70.
(c) 25-30.
(d) 55-60.

5. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "White people hold the power, which means that they are" what?
(a) "Free."
(b) "Inferior to blacks."
(c) "Superior to blacks."
(d) "Selfish."

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

7. What does the author describe school revealing itself to be to the black community passing through adolescence in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) "A segue into more fruitful endeavors."
(b) "A child's game that one could not win."
(c) "A path to enlightenment."
(d) "A pursuit toward excellence."

8. The author states in "Down at the Cross" that what "and heroism have been made synonymous except when it comes to blacks"?
(a) "Violence."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Strength."
(d) "Power."

9. When did the Tunisians rise up against the French, according to the author in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1962.

10. What word used by the author in "Down at the Cross" means relentless or unstoppable?
(a) Advanced.
(b) Cultivated.
(c) Implacable.
(d) Irredeemable.

11. What does the author claim to be the seeming "sum of our achievement" as humans, in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) The power to kill nature.
(b) The power to enslave one another.
(c) The power to oppress one another.
(d) The power to exterminate ourselves.

12. 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?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Police.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Presidential elections.

13. What word from "Down at the Cross" means something continuing without pause or interruption?
(a) Incessant.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Petulant.
(d) Explicit.

14. Who founded the Nation of Islam?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) James Whitney.
(c) Wallace D. Ford.
(d) Assata Shakur.

15. In describing his dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home, the author states, "I began to see that Elijah's power came from his" what?
(a) "Ability to create a sense of calm."
(b) "Ambition."
(c) "Articulation and sense of logic."
(d) "Single-mindedness."

Short Answer Questions

1. In becoming a successful Young Minister, the author describes his rivalry with whom, in "Down at the Cross"?

2. What does the word "bulwark" mean in "Down at the Cross"?

3. 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?

4. Where was the author going when he crossed Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and the policeman made a racial slur toward him in "Down at the Cross"?

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

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