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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: I Have a Dream (1955-64).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "Autobiography of Religious Development" sermon?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1949.

2. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. become pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1946.

3. Who gave Malcolm the name "Malcolm X"?
(a) Warith Deen Muhammad.
(b) Wallace Fard Muhammad.
(c) Elijah Muhammad.
(d) Louis Farrakhan.

4. What were the two "great resistance traditions in African-American history" that the meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. provided to the black freedom movement?
(a) The American Dream and The American Nightmare.
(b) Promise and freedom.
(c) Hope and vitality.
(d) Integrationism and nationalism.

5. In what year did "sit-ins" become an action used by the civil rights movement?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Malcolm claim was "seventh heaven" in Chapter 2?

2. How many children did Malcolm's mother raise on her own after her husband's death?

3. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

4. To whom did John Shabazz compare Malcolm X?

5. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

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