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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. 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 hyena.
(b) A vulture.
(c) A lion.
(d) A slug.

2. What need did King address in his speech, "Prayer Pilgrimage"?
(a) The need for equlity.
(b) The need for courage.
(c) The need for power.
(d) The need for leadership.

3. What did the many who saw Malcolm as an advocate of violence and hate fail to acknowledge?
(a) His biblically based teachings.
(b) His loyalty to America.
(c) His power and importance.
(d) His religious commitment.

4. What did Malcolm call the black leaders that accepted financial support from liberal whites?
(a) "Racists."
(b) "Slaves."
(c) "Puppets."
(d) "Puppies."

5. According to Cone, to whom was Malcolm's most important audience during his last year?
(a) Black Americans.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Third world nations.
(d) Black men of America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the North described as during the "antebellum" period?

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

3. In what year did "sit-ins" become an action used by the civil rights movement?

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

5. What did both Malcolm and his father share enthusiasm for according to "Home to Allah, Home to Blackness"?

(see the answer key)

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