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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did "sit-ins" become an action used by the civil rights movement?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1967.

3. What did Malcolm claim that white man had done to blacks because of the "satanic nature of the white man"?
(a) Stripped them of their freedoms.
(b) Dehumanized them.
(c) Brainwashed them.
(d) Lied to them.

4. How tall was Malcolm X?
(a) Five feet four inches.
(b) Six feet nine inches.
(c) Six feet three inches.
(d) Five feet ten inches.

5. What did Malcolm copy from to teach himself to read and write?
(a) Shakespeare's plays.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Malcolm X claim he was first?

2. What did Peter Bailey call Malcolm X?

3. Who said, "I am for truth, no matter who tells it"?

4. To which biblical person was Martin Luther King, Jr. compared?

5. Who was the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott?

(see the answer key)

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