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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: I See a Nightmare (1952-63).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In front of which U.S. President did Martin Luther King, Jr. first speak about the "American Dream"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Ford.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Roosevelt.

2. What animal did Malcolm compare blacks to in Chapter 4?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Lions.
(d) Tigers.

3. What was the South described as during the "antebellum" period?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Backwards.
(d) Hell.

4. How many objectives did King announce for the role of blacks in the movement?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

5. How many demands did the black community make of the Montgomery Bus company to stop the boycott?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the weekly column that Malcolm wrote for African-American newspapers?

2. After how many years of "verbal sparring" did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet?

3. What was the name of Malcolm X's wife?

4. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

5. What did Malcolm X claim that the "black masses living at the bottom of the social heap" were living?

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