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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. Who did Malcolm X claim killed his father?
(a) America.
(b) The Black Legionnaires.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The White Supremacists.

2. What three themes shaped King's faith and theology?
(a) Pride, Chrisitanity, and hope.
(b) Love, balance, and pride.
(c) Hope, justice, and love.
(d) Justice, fear, and power.

3. Who said, "I am for truth, no matter who tells it"?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Louis Farikan.
(d) Elijah Muhammad.

4. What was the name of Malcolm X's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ilyasah.
(c) Betty.
(d) Beatrice.

5. To whom did John Shabazz compare Malcolm X?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Judas.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Napoleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?

2. What magazine called Malcolm X "an unashamed demagogue"?

3. What German term did King use to refer to his belief that "the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness [we have] cosmic companionship"?

4. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?

5. What did Malcolm copy from to teach himself to read and write?

(see the answer key)

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