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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 what year was Malcolm X paroled from Charlestown State Prison?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1947.

2. Who was Malcolm's focus audience when he spoke?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Governmental leaders.
(c) Racists.
(d) Whites.

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

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

5. In what type of store did Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father experience racism together?
(a) A book store.
(b) A general store.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Malcolm X born?

2. What was the name of the English teacher who suggested that Malcolm work in carpentry and not law?

3. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".

4. From where did Martin Luther King, Jr. derive the expression the "American Dream"?

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

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