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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Nothing but Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nickname for the infamous March 7th attack at the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
(a) "Bridge of Blood-day."
(b) "The Un-Holy Sabbath."
(c) "America's Truth."
(d) "Bloody Sunday."

2. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?
(a) The dreamer.
(b) The prophet.
(c) The Man.
(d) The preacher.

3. When was the NAACP founded?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1967.

4. How many people marched on Washington, D.C. on August 28th?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 175,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 500,000.

5. What was the name of the 15-year-old high school student arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger before Rosa Parks did so?
(a) Claudette Colvin.
(b) Margie Mathers.
(c) Deborah Miller.
(d) Trunda Blase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who influenced Malcolm's receptiveness to socialism?

2. After the 1965 riots in the Los Angeles ghetto, how many "Americas" did Martin Luther King, Jr. come to realize there were?

3. What influenced Malcolm's "conception of the nightmare"?

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

5. Who did Malcolm believe was responsible for the conspiracy to oust him from the Black Muslim movement?

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