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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleaver say the whites used to think of themselves as?
(a) The beautiful race
(b) The master race
(c) The intelligent race
(d) The civilized race

2. What major crime was Cleaver convicted of?
(a) Murder
(b) Perjury
(c) Armed robbery
(d) Rape

3. Which black leader conceived Yacub's History?
(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Malcolm X
(c) Elijah Muhammed
(d) Eldridge Cleaver

4. Why does Cleaver think Ali was the first real black champion?
(a) He was not controlled by whites
(b) He was born in Africa
(c) He was a muslim
(d) He was outspoken

5. What did Robeson speak out for?
(a) Black rights
(b) Childrens rights
(c) Womens rights
(d) Actors rights

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following areas does Cleaver say black men are accepted?

2. What does Cleaver say the white prisoners were anxious for following Malcolm X's assassination?

3. What does Cleaver blame for the black's resurgence in American life?

4. What do the inmates have three times a week?

5. What does Cleaver say he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cleaver in love with his lawyer?

2. Summarize the chapter.

3. How did Elijah Muhammed supporters react to Malcolm X's death?

4. How did Cleaver react to Malcolm X's death?

5. How has Malcolm X changed Cleaver's view of racial difficulties?

6. Why did Cleaver become involved in the Catholic Church while in prison?

7. Why does Cleaver think Malcolm was such a magnetic personality?

8. Why is Beverly Axelrod attracted to Cleaver?

9. What is Cleaver's opinion of his prison sentence?

10. Why did Cleaver lose respect for James Baldwin?

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