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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 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Kind, holy, and venerable."
(b) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."
(c) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."
(d) "Calm, collected, at peace."

2. When was Elijah Muhammad born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1818.

3. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "I certainly could not discover any principled reason for not becoming a criminal, and it is not my poor, God-fearing parents who are to be indicted for the lack but" what?
(a) "My intelligence."
(b) "This society."
(c) "My faith."
(d) "The oppression of my people."

4. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe" what?
(a) "That your life is fluid."
(b) "That you are attainable."
(c) "What white people say about you."
(d) "That you are destined for greatness."

5. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "I will see you on the morrow."
(b) "I love you, dear James, and I send my love to the family."
(c) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."
(d) "I hope that you will forgive me."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?

2. Where does the author describe listening to the Muslim speakers in "Down at the Cross"?

3. Senator Robert Byrd was a former member of what organization?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?

5. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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