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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. To whom did Malcolm gravitate towards after being ostracized from the Nation of Islam?
(a) Bobby Seale.
(b) Robert F. Williams.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Martin Delany.

2. According to Cone, who should blacks whom are proud of their African heritage thank? (Chapter 11)
(a) Anthony Davis.
(b) Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) W.E.B. DuBois.

3. Who made the following statement: "If King loses, worse leaders are going to take his place"?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Elijah Muhammad.

4. In what year was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1961.

5. What report claimed that the "black man was victimized more than black women" and the black man had to "step forward" while the black woman had to "step backward"?
(a) Moynihan.
(b) De'Leka.
(c) Mathers.
(d) Suanters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Muhammad bestow on Malcolm in 1963?

2. Who did Malcolm claim God had "raised up...as the one to warn white America" in many of his speeches?

3. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. believe was the "last major barrier to black freedom"?

4. How many years did Malcolm X spend with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam?

5. What did Cone claim was created for "the specific needs of blacks" in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two books began black youth's movement away from nonviolent actions as the "weapon" for social change?

2. Why did black men fail to question "The Moynihan Report" even though it offended them?

3. What was King surprised to find out about urban youth's mindset regarding the civil rights movement following the signing of the Voting Rights Bill?

4. According to Cone, how did King proclaim and live the American dream?

5. How did King respond to watching Malcolm on television?

6. What was the "doctrine of doom of white America" based upon?

7. According to Cone, why was Malcolm's faith harder to understand and communicate to the majority of Americans?

8. Why did Malcolm find it necessary to address Third World nations regarding civil inequalities?

9. What did Cone decide was the greatest limitation for both King and Malcolm?

10. What did Cone state the difference between King and Malcolm was regarding their impact on recognizing them today?

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