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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Martin Luther King, Jr. derive the expression the "American Dream"?
(a) The Declaration of Independence and the Bible.
(b) The Bible and Gospel songs.
(c) His teachers at school.
(d) The Constitution and the Koran.

2. What did Malcolm claim people needed in order to "go[ing] anywhere in this world"?
(a) Education.
(b) Equality.
(c) Faith.
(d) Power.

3. Who made the following statement found in the Conclusion: "If physical death is the price I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from the permanent death of the spirit, then nothing could be more redemptive"?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Medgar Evers.

4. What report claimed that the "black man was victimized more than black women" and the black man had to "step forward" while the black woman had to "step backward"?
(a) Moynihan.
(b) Mathers.
(c) De'Leka.
(d) Suanters.

5. At what age did King join the Ebenezer Baptist Church?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the following statement: "But the danger is that white people use King"?

2. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?

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

4. What religious affiliation was Martin Luther King, Jr. aligned with?

5. What did Malcolm call the black leaders that accepted financial support from liberal whites?

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