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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1934.

2. Who was the founder of the Nation of Islam?
(a) Elijah Muhammad.
(b) Elijah Ford Little.
(c) Malcolm Little.
(d) Wallace D. Ford.

3. What did Malcolm claim was "seventh heaven" in Chapter 2?
(a) Roxbury.
(b) Harlem.
(c) New York City.
(d) Montgomery.

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

5. What did the person who called King after a steering committee meeting threaten to do if King did not leave town in three days?
(a) Kill King and blow up his home.
(b) Bomb King's next rally.
(c) Kill King's wife and daughter.
(d) Blow up King's church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Malcolm's nickname in prison?

2. Who described Malcolm X as "the spokesman of bitter racism"?

3. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

4. What did Malcolm claim people needed in order to "go[ing] anywhere in this world"?

5. What did Cone state was a nightmare "for the poor of every race"?

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