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

2. Who said, "I am for truth, no matter who tells it"?

3. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?

4. According to Malcolm in an address to African-Americans, "All of us are black first" and what second?

5. To what did Malcolm compare America's downfall in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Although Malcolm did not finish the ninth grade, he valued education. Why did Malcolm value education?

5. Why did Cone state that the break between Malcolm and Muhammad "could not be avoided"?

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

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

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

9. Where did Malcolm derive his view of women?

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

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

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

In Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mind, and the minds of many others, how did the Declaration of Independence speak to the Constitutional freedoms that blacks should be able to possess?

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