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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. During his June 1954 address in Harlem, what did Malcolm claim that the "white man" has brainwashed "us black people" to look upon?
(a) "A racist Jesus."
(b) "A white Jesus."
(c) "A blondhaired, blue-eyed Jesus."
(d) "An idol that the black community could not identify with."

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

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

4. What Senator was declared as an open racist in Chapter 3?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Moreland.
(c) Dixon.
(d) Eastland.

5. How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
(a) 198.
(b) 381.
(c) 217.
(d) 436.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was King's favorite image used to show the importance of being the best in your profession?

2. What was Malcolm's nickname in prison?

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

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

5. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. believe was the "last major barrier to black freedom"?

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