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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the weekly column that Malcolm wrote for African-American newspapers?
2. What was the South described as during the "antebellum" period?
3. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".
4. What governor was stated as a "camouflaged" racist in Chapter 3?
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"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Malcolm have a problem with King's use of Christian values to help the black freedom movement progress forward?
2. Why was the North considered "Canaan"?
3. What are the two distinct religious traditions in the African-American community?
4. How did Frederick Douglass use the Constitution to declare his rights as an American?
5. What were the issues that nationalists faced?
6. What did black leaders believe was necessary to gain "political and economic benefits"?
7. How did Cone show Martin Luther King, Sr.'s mindset on what a boy and a man were?
8. Discuss Malcolm's youth.
9. How are the two distinct religious traditions in African-American communities linked?
10. What were the five objectives that King stated led to the redemption of blacks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although both Malcolm and King's lives ended long before they could see their "dreams" come true and "nightmares" end, both left behind a legacy that will be remembered by most Americans. How did both Malcolm and King make their marks on the elimination of racism in America?
Essay Topic 2
Cone stated that both King and Malcolm failed to acknowledge sexism and classism as part of their race toward freedom. How, and why, did both King and Malcolm ignore the importance of addressing both classism and sexism within the civil rights movement?
Essay Topic 3
Cone sets readers up to ponder a question from the first time the book is laid in their hands. Therefore, was the civil rights movement an American Dream or an American Nightmare? Cite specific examples from the text to support your response.
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