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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. How many children did Malcolm's mother raise on her own after her husband's death?

2. What did Malcolm claim was "seventh heaven" in Chapter 2?

3. What church was King's father a minister of?

4. What was the name of the weekly column that Malcolm wrote for African-American newspapers?

5. What need did King address in his speech, "Prayer Pilgrimage"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Malcolm's idea of justice?

2. What are the two distinct religious traditions in the African-American community?

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

4. Why did Malcolm have a problem with King's use of Christian values to help the black freedom movement progress forward?

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

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

7. What did black leaders believe was necessary to gain "political and economic benefits"?

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

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

10. According to Cone, what did the black middle class believe in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. placed much faith in the cross and the imagery that the cross represented. Based upon his thoughts, answer the following questions:

- What did the cross represent for King?

- What imagery did King associate with the cross?

- How did Christ's rise from the cross represent the rise of African Americans?

Essay Topic 2

Malcolm had his own five objectives: unity, self-knowledge, self-love, self-defense, and separation. Discuss Malcolm's objectives. Why did Malcolm see them as important? Why did Malcolm see these objectives as the path to black freedom?

Essay Topic 3

Based upon the material presented in the book, what do you think were the limitations of both King and Malcolm X? Why? Cite specific examples from the text to support your response.

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