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

2. In what year was Malcolm X born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1945.

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

4. What incident in 1957 brought Malcolm to the attention of the larger black community, especially in Harlem?
(a) The Jack Rosdale incident.
(b) The Hinton Johnson incident.
(c) The Montgomery Bus Boycott incident.
(d) The Lyndon Johnson incident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

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

4. Which U.S. President did King claim would not speak in major Southern cities?

5. What was the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Malcolm's youth.

2. How are the two distinct religious traditions in African-American communities linked?

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

4. Where and when did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X first meet?

5. Why did Malcolm state, "While King was having a dream, the rest of us Negros are having a nightmare"?

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

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

8. Why was Malcolm portrayed as a "messiah of hate"?

9. What meaning did the meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. have on the black freedom movement?

10. What was the difference in the way that whites and blacks were addressed during Martin's youth?

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