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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. When did Malcolm announce his break with the Nation of Islam?

2. Who did Malcolm believe was responsible for the conspiracy to oust him from the Black Muslim movement?

3. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?

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

5. To whom did Malcolm gravitate towards after being ostracized from the Nation of Islam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Malcolm find that Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam was a more suitable faith then Christianity for him?

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

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. Unlike Malcolm, why did King believe in whites?

6. What was the difference between Northern and Southern blacks?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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