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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author claim to be the seeming "sum of our achievement" as humans, in "Down at the Cross"?
2. 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?
3. In becoming a successful Young Minister, the author describes his rivalry with whom, in "Down at the Cross"?
4. 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"?
5. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of foreshadowing can be seen in the first part of "Down at the Cross"?
2. How does the author describe his religious faith to Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
3. What "truth" does the author describe finding through this experiences with Christianity?
4. How does the author describe the setting of Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
5. What does the author remark about the Holocaust in "Down at the Cross"?
6. How does the author describe the racial perspectives in the Nation of Islam's belief system?
7. What causes the author irritation during his dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home?
8. What does the author describe discussing with his driver after leaving Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
9. What is noteworthy about the quotes that open "Down at the Cross"?
10. What parallels does the author draw between his father and Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author compare Christianity with the beliefs and ideals of the Nation of Islam? In what ways are these religions similar to the author? How do they differ?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and the author's references to it in "My Dungeon Shook." When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted? Who enacted it? What did it guarantee? How does the author refer to it in his essay?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the author's descriptions of his mother and other female African Americans in The Fire Next Time. How are these depictions juxtaposed against the depictions of males in African American society? What is the basis of these differences in character?
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