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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. For what work is Homer most known?
(a) The Poet's Destiny.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Cave.

2. When did the Tunisians rise up against the French, according to the author in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1956.

3. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "He was unaware of his destiny and fell behind."
(b) "He couldn't stop his temper from exploding."
(c) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(d) "He really believed what what people said about him."

4. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Tough and philosophical."
(b) "Peaceful and analytical."
(c) "Bold and incisive."
(d) "Logical and honest."

5. When did E. Franklin Frazier help draft the UNESCO statement entitled The Race Question?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Down at the Cross" means impossible to stop or prevent?

2. When was the Nation of Islam founded?

3. How old was the author when two police officers amused themselves with frisking him, according to the story in "Down at the Cross"?

4. Whom does the author describe as having stated that "the cry of 'violence' was not raised... when the Israelis fought to regain Israel, and, indeed, is raised only when black men indicate that they will fight for their rights"?

5. What does the author say "changes, totally and forever, the nature of reality and brings into devastating question the true meaning of man's history" in "Down at the Cross"?

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