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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Cone state that King was, rather than a "academic theologian"?
(a) "A theorist of change."
(b) "A theologian of action."
(c) "A theologian of God."
(d) "A theorist of possibility."

2. What did Malcolm call Martin Luther King, Jr. because of the whites naming him as the "leader of the blacks"?
(a) "A misnomer."
(b) "A religious Uncle Tom."
(c) "A hater of the black movement."
(d) "A traitor."

3. Whom did the Introduction claim was the greatest abolitionist since the founding of the republic?
(a) Charlie Rose.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) Bruce Klunder.
(d) Robert Zellner.

4. How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
(a) 381.
(b) 217.
(c) 198.
(d) 436.

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

6. What tradition did King's faith follow in Christianity?
(a) Midwestern Baptist.
(b) Black Baptist.
(c) Southern Baptist.
(d) Black Christian.

7. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet for the first and only time in their lives?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

8. What did Peter Bailey call Malcolm X?
(a) "Father X."
(b) "Prophet X."
(c) "Master Teacher."
(d) "Teacher X."

9. What was the North described as during the "antebellum" period?
(a) Canaan.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Eden.
(d) White.

10. At what age was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with segregation?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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

12. In what year was Malcolm X paroled from Charlestown State Prison?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1961.

13. What kind of resources did the use of white, liberal Protestant religion offer to King in regard to the movement?
(a) Common Christian resources.
(b) Spiritual resources.
(c) Faith-bound resources.
(d) Intellectual resources.

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

15. According to Cone, who was the only person to point out the "past and current injustices of American society in relation to its inhabitants of African descent"?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Martin Delany write "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of Colored People of the United States"?

2. In what grade did Malcolm X's education end?

3. What was Malcolm's nickname in prison?

4. Who was considered the most effective missionary of the Nation of Islam?

5. What Senator was declared as an open racist in Chapter 3?

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