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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. Malcolm taught the "true Islamic faith", one upheld by Eastern Islamic teachings. To whom did he make it applicable?

2. According to Cone, who should blacks whom are proud of their African heritage thank? (Chapter 11)

3. Who served as the "acting director" of the SCLC although most of the male preachers found she did not "exhibit the 'right attitude"?

4. According to Cone in Chapter 8, what separated King from Malcolm?

5. According to King, what happened when he watched Malcolm on television? (Chapter 9)

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Malcolm, what are the similarities between "integration" and "separation"?

2. What was Malcolm's "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech an initial attempt for him to do?

3. What limited both Malcolm and King from recognizing the connection between racism and sexism?

4. Why did Malcolm feel that Christian values and beliefs were a contradiction to the faith itself?

5. Where did Malcolm derive his view of women?

6. According to Malcolm, what problem did "color" have on the self-hate that most blacks held?

7. How do Americans remember Martin Luther King, Jr. today?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cone dedicated an entire section of his book to the sexism that existed within the black freedom movement. How did Cone justify Malcolm and King's realized, or unrealized, sexist stand that they took against black women?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Both King and Malcolm had a path that they both decided was the best for the black freedom movement. Compare and contrast the different paths that King and Malcolm believed would lead to black freedom.

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