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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. Why does Cleaver think people find him lacking?
(a) He is constantly arguing
(b) He is unable to back up his ideas
(c) He is alone
(d) He does not feel sorry for his actions

2. Who used to pick fights with the old man?
(a) His girlfriend
(b) His mother
(c) His boss
(d) His brother

3. What does Cleaver think is the blacks' strengths?
(a) Their sense of loyalty
(b) Their numbers
(c) Their anger
(d) Their physical prowess

4. What did humans split into when they climbed from the primordial ooze?
(a) Male and female
(b) Good and bad
(c) Muslims and Christians
(d) Black and white

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver say some people think the world will eventually become?

2. What kind of war does Cleaver say the Vietnam War is?

3. What does Cleaver tell Axelrod he thinks he deserves?

4. What does Cleaver say he shares with Beverly?

5. What does Cleaver say is happening in Vietnam that is encouraging people to be more approving of blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cleaver write about their relationship in his second letter to Axelrod?

2. What happened to the elderly man's childhood friend?

3. What does Cleaver think is the only way to guarantee black security?

4. What does Cleaver say in his first letter to Beverly Axelrod?

5. How does Cleaver think the American government is deceiving the public about the Vietnam War?

6. What is Cleaver's opinion on the structure of society?

7. Summarize the final chapter.

8. How does Cleaver think humankind began?

9. Why does Cleaver think President Johnson opposes sit-ins and teach-ins?

10. How does Cleaver define the new left and the new right?

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