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

2. What did blacks believe having faith in would deliver them from the KKK and other white hate groups?

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

4. What title did Muhammad bestow on Malcolm in 1963?

5. Malcolm's comment on which assassination caused his break from the Nation of Islam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Malcolm derive his view of women?

9. What two books began black youth's movement away from nonviolent actions as the "weapon" for social change?

10. How did King respond to watching Malcolm on television?

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

While King spoke vehemently about the use of non-violent actions, Malcolm X could be seen as King's foil. Explain the difference between the actions that King and Malcolm X took to fight for civil rights.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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