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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe the pimps and whores hanging out in Harlem in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Delancey.
(b) Broadway.
(c) The Avenue.
(d) Broad St.

2. About how old does the author describe the female pastor as being when he met her in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 65-70.
(b) 25-30.
(c) 45-50.
(d) 55-60.

3. When did Elijah Muhammad tell the author that the white man's time had been up, but that it had been the will of Allah that the black man be redeemed by his white masters?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1913.

4. What does the author describe feeling guilty about having in his pocket when he visited Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) A flask of whiskey.
(b) A notepad.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A tape recorder.

5. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?
(a) Sheisters.
(b) Racketeers.
(c) Diffidents.
(d) Hucksters.

6. Who is quoted as having said "It is better to marry than to burn" in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. Andrew.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) St. George.

7. In describing his dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home, the author states, "I began to see that Elijah's power came from his" what?
(a) "Single-mindedness."
(b) "Ability to create a sense of calm."
(c) "Articulation and sense of logic."
(d) "Ambition."

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

9. 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"?
(a) Elijah Muhammad.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Wallace Fard Muhammad.
(d) Louis Farrakhan.

10. What does the author claim to be the seeming "sum of our achievement" as humans, in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) The power to enslave one another.
(b) The power to oppress one another.
(c) The power to exterminate ourselves.
(d) The power to kill nature.

11. 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 master."
(b) "A political power."
(c) "A man."
(d) "An intellect."

12. Where does the author describe having dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Oakland.
(d) San Francisco.

13. The author puts forth the Nation of Islam's belief that the white man's rule will be ended in how much time in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 5-10 years.
(b) 10-15 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 50-60 years.

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

15. In what periodical was "Down at the Cross" first published?
(a) Publisher's Weekly.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color clothing does the author describe the women wearing at Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?

3. 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?

4. Who founded the Nation of Islam?

5. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?

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