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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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dungeon Shook," the author cites E. Franklin Frazier as describing a time when the blacks left the land and entered into what?
(a) "The urban centers of prosperity."
(b) "The cities of destruction."
(c) "The cities of despair."
(d) "The cities of decadence."

2. In what war does the author describe many of his friends enlisting in the service to fight in the beginning of "Down at the Cross"?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means eager to fight or defiant?
(a) Conclusive.
(b) Cautionary.
(c) Truculent.
(d) Virulent.

4. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your son, James."
(b) "Your brother, James."
(c) "Your father."
(d) "Your uncle, James."

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?
(a) Pillar.
(b) Mast.
(c) Ballast.
(d) Chattel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to desire and determination to achieve success?

3. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. The authors writes in "Down at the Cross," "Yes, it does indeed mean something - something unspeakable - to be born, in a white country, and Anglo-Teutonic, antisexual country, black. You very soon, without knowing it, give up all hope of" what?

(see the answer key)

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