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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Two Roads to Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Malcolm claim God had "raised up...as the one to warn white America" in many of his speeches?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Himself.
(c) Elijah Muhammad.
(d) The black initiative.

2. What did Malcolm compare himself to when he spoke of his sinking to "the very bottom of the American white man's society"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A slug.
(c) A hyena.
(d) A vulture.

3. Malcolm taught the "true Islamic faith", one upheld by Eastern Islamic teachings. To whom did he make it applicable?
(a) American black men.
(b) Westernized Islamics.
(c) Eastern blacks.
(d) Black Americans.

4. To which biblical person was Malcolm X compared?
(a) John.
(b) Judas.
(c) Peter.
(d) Aaron.

5. What was the North described as during the "antebellum" period?
(a) Eden.
(b) Canaan.
(c) White.
(d) Heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to King, what happened when he watched Malcolm on television? (Chapter 9)

2. Who made the following statement: "If King loses, worse leaders are going to take his place"?

3. In front of which U.S. President did Martin Luther King, Jr. first speak about the "American Dream"?

4. What leaders did King find more interest in regarding their influence on the change of world politics? (Chapter 9)

5. What was the central theme for both King and Malcolm in the black freedom struggle? (Chapter 9)

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