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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were whites willing to support a black man?
(a) They could feel good about themselves
(b) They could promote a good image for America
(c) They could make money from him
(d) There was no alternative

2. What is the name of the first vignette in this chapter?
(a) Christ
(b) Watts
(c) Harlem
(d) Eyes

3. What was Cleaver doing when Malcolm X was killed?
(a) Writing
(b) Playing marbles
(c) Fighting
(d) Watching a movie

4. Who does Cleaver say he has renounced?
(a) Elijah Muhammed
(b) James Baldwin
(c) Uncle Tom
(d) Malcom X

5. What did the blacks loyal to Elijah Muhammed think they could reunite after Malcolm's death?
(a) The world
(b) The Muslim community
(c) The black community
(d) The whole of America

6. Why did the guard rip down Cleaver's poster?
(a) The girl was naked
(b) It was a white women
(c) It was anti-religous
(d) It scared the other prisoners

7. What does Cleaver describe in this chapter?
(a) His family
(b) His daily routine
(c) His exercises
(d) His favorite author

8. What does Cleaver say took on new meaning when the whites joined in?
(a) The beatnik culture
(b) Popular music
(c) The black revolution
(d) Black culture

9. What does Cleaver say he was infatuated with?
(a) White women
(b) Weed
(c) Crime
(d) Cinema

10. What does Cleaver say spectator sports have become?
(a) Blood rituals
(b) Pagan rituals
(c) Celebrity posturing
(d) Love ins

11. What is the title of the fourth vignette?
(a) Friends
(b) A Religous Conversion
(c) The Beatles
(d) The Christ and His Teachings

12. What does Cleaver call the bath he takes in the morning?
(a) A bird bath
(b) A Roman bath
(c) A mud bath
(d) A bitter bath

13. What does Cleaver dream of doing with his lawyer in his sleep?
(a) Marrying
(b) Having sex
(c) Playing tennis
(d) Carrying on a conversation

14. What did the guard say Cleaver could have up on his cell wall?
(a) A picture of his mother
(b) A picture of a black women
(c) A picture of Jesus
(d) A Van Gogh painting

15. Who does Cleaver say had a leer and a hint of a smile after Malcolm X's death?
(a) The white prisoners
(b) Elijah Muhammed supporters
(c) Beverly Axelrod
(d) The prison guards

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver say he is?

2. What did Robeson speak out for?

3. What does Cleaver vow the black will have?

4. What does Cleaver say Elijah preached?

5. What does Cleaver say is the second step in white rebellion?

(see the answer keys)

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