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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Making of a Bad Nigger (1925-52).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Malcolm copy from to teach himself to read and write?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The Koran.
(d) Shakespeare's plays.

2. 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) Integrationism and nationalism.
(c) Promise and freedom.
(d) Hope and vitality.

3. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".
(a) Attack / fear.
(b) Love / care about.
(c) Hate / fear.
(d) Despise / do not know.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What church was King's father a minister of?

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

3. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

4. On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

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

(see the answer key)

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