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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Geronimo ji-Jaga had what relationship with Tupac Shakur?
(a) He was his godfather.
(b) They lived on the same block.
(c) He was a high school friend.
(d) They went to the same church.

2. "Government Assistance or My Soul" describes what animal imagery?
(a) A lion.
(b) A panther.
(c) A jaguar.
(d) A cheetah.

3. George Jackson was co-founder of what prison gang?
(a) The Black Aces.
(b) The Black Curtain.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Black Guerrilla Family.

4. "Or My Soul" is dedicated to whom?
(a) "Dads."
(b) "Moms."
(c) "Aunts."
(d) "Uncles."

5. When is the poem "So I Say GOODBYE" dated?
(a) June 17.
(b) August 1.
(c) November 20.
(d) May 22.

6. Who does Shakur write "has been defeated by you" in "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!"?
(a) "My Hero."
(b) "My Mother."
(c) "My Brother."
(d) "My Father."

7. When was Geronimo ji-Jaga convicted of kidnapping and murder?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1967.

8. Who was liberty misquoted by in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "The Indians."
(b) "Reagan."
(c) "Malcolm X."
(d) "Mandela."

9. What "is not happy at all" "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) "Your heart."
(b) "Your mind."
(c) "Your body."
(d) "Your soul."

10. "For Mrs. Hawkins" is written in the memory of whom?
(a) Joseph Hawk.
(b) Yusef Hawk.
(c) James Joseph.
(d) Yusef James.

11. Who was Tupac Shakur's stepfather?
(a) Mutulu Shakur.
(b) Surala Shakur.
(c) Garala Shakur.
(d) Barunu Shakur.

12. To whom is the poem "A River That Flows Forever" dedicated?
(a) "Brother."
(b) "Lover."
(c) "Sister."
(d) "Mother."

13. Along with Lady Liberty, who needs glasses in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "Sister Justice."
(b) "Mrs. Justice."
(c) "Grandma Justice."
(d) "Nurse Justice."

14. How many years did Geronimo ji-Jaga spend in prison for kidnapping and murder?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 18 years.

15. Where is Howard Beach?
(a) Queens, New York.
(b) Baltimore, Maryland.
(c) Atlantic City, New Jersey.
(d) Hoboken, New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Huey Newton born?

2. What did Mrs. Hawkins lose her son to, according to "For Mrs. Hawkins"?

3. "The Promise" begins with the line, "I will give u liberty, but first give me ure" what?

4. The poet writes in "For Mrs. Hawkins," "I'm not out 2 offend the positive souls / only the racist dogs who" what?

5. When did Nelson Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?

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