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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. 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 cities of decadence."
(b) "The cities of destruction."
(c) "The cities of despair."
(d) "The urban centers of prosperity."

2. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1919.

3. In describing Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross," the author notes, "The central quality in Elijah's face is" what?
(a) "Tranquility."
(b) "Pain."
(c) "Joy."
(d) "Love."

4. What does the author claim is the only thing to "cause any of those people to treat you as they presumably wanted to be treated" in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) "The ability for empathy."
(b) "The power of attorney."
(c) "The fear of your power to retaliate."
(d) "The ability to communicate with them."

5. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom when?
(a) "One hundred years too soon."
(b) "Two hundred years too late."
(c) "One hundred years too late."
(d) "Two hundred years too soon."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?

2. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?

3. How old was the author when he describes an encounter where a policeman made a racial slur as he passed in Manhattan in "Down at the Cross"?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

5. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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