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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 described Malcolm X as "the spokesman of bitter racism"?
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Southern Reporter.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. What television production portrayed the Black Muslims as a black nationalist hate group in 1959?
(a) "The Hate That Hate Produced."
(b) "The Weather Underground Documentary."
(c) "Stormfront."
(d) "A Twisted Definition of Hate."

3. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970.

4. According to Cone, what did Malcolm keep Martin from being turned into? (Conclusion)
(a) A "Religious-Minded Mentor".
(b) A "Modern Day Moses".
(c) A "Forgotten Black Hero".
(d) A "harmless American hero".

5. In what year did Malcolm convert to Islam?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the English teacher who suggested that Malcolm work in carpentry and not law?

2. What was Malcolm's nickname in prison?

3. In the Conclusion, what did Cone state that Martin and Malcolm gave their lives for?

4. What German term did King use to refer to his belief that "the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness [we have] cosmic companionship"?

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

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