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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. According to Chapter 3, what did Cone say most people thought King centered his thoughts and actions upon?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Pride.
(c) Unity.
(d) Love.

2. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?
(a) The Man.
(b) The preacher.
(c) The prophet.
(d) The dreamer.

3. How many people marched on Washington, D.C. on August 28th?
(a) 175,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 250,000.

4. 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 white Jesus."
(b) "An idol that the black community could not identify with."
(c) "A blondhaired, blue-eyed Jesus."
(d) "A racist Jesus."

5. How many years did Malcolm X spend with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cone, who did blacks in the ghettos turn to for hope?

2. How many demands did the black community make of the Montgomery Bus company to stop the boycott?

3. What Senator was declared as an open racist in Chapter 3?

4. Who was Malcolm's focus audience when he spoke?

5. What did Malcolm X claim he was first?

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