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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleaver say a black man was willing to do for his white master?
(a) Pick cotton all day
(b) Die
(c) Destroy his own race
(d) Give up his woman

2. Why does Cleaver think the government is starting to hand African Americans equal rights?
(a) To create a good image
(b) To pacify the public
(c) To send a powerful message to USSR
(d) For economic reasons

3. What does Cleaver cite as black America's weakness?
(a) Their lack of money
(b) Love of the weed
(c) Disorganization
(d) Their general lack of education

4. What does Cleaver say America thinks of itself collectively?
(a) A paradise
(b) A country of equal rights
(c) A huge rescue squad
(d) A country of freedom

5. What does Cleaver say is the American tendency?
(a) To be a winner
(b) To earn money in every situation
(c) To run to anyone
(d) To oppress minorities

6. Who does Cleaver say is here to stay?
(a) The black women
(b) The black man
(c) White teenagers
(d) Himself

7. What does Cleaver tell Axelrod he thinks he deserves?
(a) Wealth
(b) Prison
(c) Their relationship
(d) Fame

8. What does Cleaver say Malcolm X wanted?
(a) Peace
(b) Human rights
(c) Civil rights
(d) Segregation

9. How did the man's friend kill himself?
(a) Put his head in a gas oven
(b) Bashing his head against the wall
(c) Shooting himself
(d) Jumping from a bridge

10. What does Cleaver think Blacks cannot afford to do?
(a) Give up their homes
(b) Push too quickly
(c) Speak too loudly
(d) Kill whites

11. What kind of men do black women respect?
(a) Men of the mind
(b) Men who stay at home
(c) Men of action
(d) Men who have money

12. What minority does the old man say has more power then the black man?
(a) Black women
(b) The Hispanics
(c) The Jewish
(d) The Vietnamese

13. Which president does Cleaver say opposes sit-ins and teach-ins?
(a) John Kennedy
(b) Jimmy Carter
(c) Richard Nixon
(d) Lyndon Johnson

14. What does the man say black men are not allowed access to?
(a) High society
(b) White women
(c) Government jobs
(d) Good education

15. What word does Cleaver use in this chapter to refer to all black men?
(a) Cowards
(b) We
(c) I
(d) Slaves

Short Answer Questions

1. What did humans split into when they climbed from the primordial ooze?

2. Who does Cleaver address in this chapter?

3. What problem does Cleaver say the blacks have?

4. What does Cleaver say Axelrod revived?

5. What does the man say he said to the traffic cop many times?

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