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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 general store.
(d) A shoe store.

2. 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."

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

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"?
(a) Nietzschism.
(b) Hermeneutics.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Zeitgeist.

5. 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) Rosa Parks.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many objectives did King announce for the role of blacks in the movement?

2. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. become pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

3. How tall was Malcolm X?

4. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?

5. In what year was Malcolm X paroled from Charlestown State Prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three factors formed the context for King's idea of the "American Dream"?

2. How did Cone show Martin Luther King, Sr.'s mindset on what a boy and a man were?

3. Why was the North considered "Canaan"?

4. What were the five objectives that King stated led to the redemption of blacks?

5. To whom was Malcolm a speaker to the truth regarding black and white relations in America?

6. What were the problems associated with the media's portrayal of King and Malcolm as adversaries?

7. Why did Malcolm begin to become more political and less religious regarding his public speeches?

8. What metaphor has always dominated by King's writings and speeches?

9. What happened to Malcolm's parents during his youth?

10. What did the concept of unity mean to Malcolm?

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