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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. What did the many who saw Malcolm as an advocate of violence and hate fail to acknowledge?
2. According to Malcolm, whose job was "passing on black cultural traditions to the children"?
3. Who made the following statement found in Chapter 10: "The Negro in this country...has never been able to be a man"?
4. What leaders did King find more interest in regarding their influence on the change of world politics? (Chapter 9)
5. Who made the following statement found in Chapter 10: "You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is be an intelligent human being"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Cone state the difference between King and Malcolm was regarding their impact on recognizing them today?
2. What two books began black youth's movement away from nonviolent actions as the "weapon" for social change?
3. Why did Cone state that the break between Malcolm and Muhammad "could not be avoided"?
4. What did Cone decide was the greatest limitation for both King and Malcolm?
5. Why did black men fail to question "The Moynihan Report" even though it offended them?
6. According to Cone, how did King proclaim and live the American dream?
7. According to Malcolm, what problem did "color" have on the self-hate that most blacks held?
8. How do Americans remember Martin Luther King, Jr. today?
9. What was the official reason that was issued regarding Malcolm's removal from the Nation of Islam?
10. According to Cone, why was Malcolm's faith harder to understand and communicate to the majority of Americans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss King's five objectives. What are they? Why did King see them as important? What were they meant to do for those involved in the civil rights movement?
Essay Topic 3
Cone sets readers up to ponder a question from the first time the book is laid in their hands. Therefore, was the civil rights movement an American Dream or an American Nightmare? Cite specific examples from the text to support your response.
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