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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

2. The author states in "Down at the Cross" that what "and heroism have been made synonymous except when it comes to blacks"?
(a) "Strength."
(b) "Violence."
(c) "Power."
(d) "Love."

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?
(a) Ravine.
(b) Steppe.
(c) Corral.
(d) Gully.

4. What does the author describe as the subject of the Nation of Islam speeches he observed on the streets in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Love.
(c) Humility.
(d) Power.

5. How old was the author when two police officers amused themselves with frisking him, according to the story in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes to the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "You come from a long line of" what?

2. Who founded the Nation of Islam?

3. Of white people, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "You must accept them and accept them with" what?

4. After the confrontation at the bar, the author says that one of his companions, a Korean War veteran, said that the bar had been the white man's fight too. How did the white man respond?

5. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?

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