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

2. What soda company used King's use of dreaming in their advertising?
(a) Royal Cola.
(b) Tab.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Coca-Cola.

3. When was the infamous Hayes Compromise made?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1909.

4. Who did Malcolm claim God had "raised up...as the one to warn white America" in many of his speeches?
(a) Himself.
(b) Elijah Muhammad.
(c) The black initiative.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. Who was considered the most effective missionary of the Nation of Islam?
(a) Elijah Muhammad.
(b) Louis Farrakhan.
(c) Wallace D. Fard Muhammad.
(d) Malcolm X.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Malcolm compare blacks to in Chapter 4?

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

3. After the 1965 riots in the Los Angeles ghetto, how many "Americas" did Martin Luther King, Jr. come to realize there were?

4. How tall was Malcolm X?

5. Who was the founder of the Nation of Islam?

(see the answer key)

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