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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) Over 3 years.
(c) Less than 6 months.
(d) Less than a year.

3. When did Rudyard Kipling live?
(a) 1802-1880.
(b) 1865-1936.
(c) 1899-1959.
(d) 1798-1856.

4. How does the author respond when asked by the female pastor, "Whose little boy are you?"
(a) "Why, yours."
(b) "David Baldwin's."
(c) "God's."
(d) "Allah's."

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"?
(a) "The ambition toward a freer world."
(b) "Hope itself."
(c) "The threat of social evolution."
(d) "The threat of universal exctinction."

6. The author writes in "Down at the Cross" that "the social treatment accorded even the most successful Negroes proved that one needed, in order to be free, something more than a bank account. One needed" what?
(a) "A backdoor into white society."
(b) "A mechanism to provoke change in the hearts of men."
(c) "Hope."
(d) "A handle, a lever, a means of inspiring fear."

7. How does the author describe female segregated restrooms in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) They say "White Women" and "Colored Ladies."
(b) They say "White Ladies" and "Colored Women."
(c) They say "White Ladies" and "Black Ladies."
(d) They say "White Women" and "Negro Women."

8. What author does the narrator describe beginning to read when he began losing his faith in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Dostoevski.
(b) Nietzche.
(c) Homer.
(d) Kant.

9. The author asserts in "Down at the Cross" that "a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be" what?
(a) "Ignorant."
(b) "Spineless."
(c) "Isolated."
(d) "Scared."

10. How late was the author when he arrived for dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home?
(a) 15 minutes late.
(b) 30 minutes late.
(c) 45 minute late.
(d) 1 hour late.

11. 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) Power.
(c) Humility.
(d) Love.

12. In describing white liberal attitudes in "Down at the Cross," the author states that "they could deal with the Negro as a symbol or a victim but has no real sense of him as" what?
(a) "A political power."
(b) "A man."
(c) "An intellect."
(d) "A master."

13. 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.

14. What does the word "bulwark" mean in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) A rope attached to a roof.
(b) A defensive wall.
(c) A chain.
(d) A fencing sword.

15. Of the girls in Harlem going through adolescence, the author says in "Down at the Cross," "They understood that they must act as God's" what?
(a) "Watchmen."
(b) "Angels."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Decoys."

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old does the author describe the female pastor as being when he met her in "Down at the Cross"?

2. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "White people hold the power, which means that they are" what?

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" means something continuing without pause or interruption?

4. What does the author describe feeling guilty about having in his pocket when he visited Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?

5. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?

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