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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Shattered Dreams (1965-68).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the Introduction name as the most persuasive person in pointing out the hypocrisies of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Richard Alen.

2. How many children did Malcolm's mother raise on her own after her husband's death?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

3. For how many days did Muhammad silence Malcolm for his comments on the assassination that he had been forbidden to speak about?
(a) 365.
(b) 60.
(c) 90.
(d) 30.

4. Who did Malcolm believe was responsible for the conspiracy to oust him from the Black Muslim movement?
(a) Muhammad.
(b) Chicago officials of the Black Muslim movement.
(c) The American government.
(d) Wallace-Elijah's son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "I am for truth, no matter who tells it"?

2. In what year was the Dred Scott Decision made?

3. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

4. What kind of resources did the use of white, liberal Protestant religion offer to King in regard to the movement?

5. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "Autobiography of Religious Development" sermon?

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