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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To which biblical person was Martin Luther King, Jr. compared?
(a) Judas.
(b) Moses.
(c) Adam.
(d) Abraham.

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

4. Whom did the Introduction name as the most persuasive person in pointing out the hypocrisies of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Richard Alen.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

5. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "Autobiography of Religious Development" sermon?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1983.

6. What church was King's father a minister of?
(a) South Central Baptist Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) Montgomery First Baptist Church.
(d) Ebenezer Baptist Church.

7. What faith shaped King's idea of God?
(a) The faith of the "black experience".
(b) The faith of "humanity".
(c) The faith of "Christianity".
(d) The faith of the "black man in America".

8. What was King's favorite image used to show the importance of being the best in your profession?
(a) Bus driver.
(b) Street-sweeper.
(c) Chimney sweep.
(d) Doctor.

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

10. What was the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife?
(a) Martha.
(b) Coretta.
(c) Sybil.
(d) Bridget.

11. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?
(a) The prophet.
(b) The preacher.
(c) The Man.
(d) The dreamer.

12. What book in the Bible states, "We are all one in Christ"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Galations.

13. In what year was the Dred Scott Decision made?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1890.

14. How many objectives did King announce for the role of blacks in the movement?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

15. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. become pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1946.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Martin Luther King, Sr. have?

2. In what year was Malcolm X born?

3. What soda company used King's use of dreaming in their advertising?

4. In what year did Malcolm convert to Islam?

5. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. claim to be "first and foremost" in his 1961 "Redbook" interview?

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