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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Chickens Coming Home to Roost (1964-65).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Cone state that King was, rather than a "academic theologian"?
(a) "A theorist of change."
(b) "A theologian of action."
(c) "A theorist of possibility."
(d) "A theologian of God."

2. What book in the Bible states, "We are all one in Christ"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Galations.

3. In what type of store did Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father experience racism together?
(a) A general store.
(b) A book store.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A shoe store.

4. At what age did Martin Luther King, Jr. attend Morehouse College?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

5. In what year did Malcolm convert to Islam?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cone, who was the only person to point out the "past and current injustices of American society in relation to its inhabitants of African descent"?

2. What was the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife?

3. What title did Muhammad bestow on Malcolm in 1963?

4. Who described Malcolm X as "the spokesman of bitter racism"?

5. In what year was Malcolm X paroled from Charlestown State Prison?

(see the answer key)

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