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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name was given to three African American inmates charged with the murder of white prison guard John V. Mills at California's Soledad Prison on January 16, 1970?
(a) The Blood Brothers.
(b) The Savage Three.
(c) The Soledad Brothers.
(d) The Death Row Triplets.

2. When did Nelson Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1993.

3. How old does the poet write he is in "Or My Soul"?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

4. What group did Huey Newton found?
(a) The Black Panther Party for Justice.
(b) The Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
(c) The Black Panther Party for Peace.
(d) The Black Panther Party for Equal Right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "No-Win" is subtitled what?

2. With what organization was Geronimo ji-Jaga involved?

3. What figure cited in "Liberty Needs Glasses" is also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga?

4. How many years did Geronimo ji-Jaga spend in prison for kidnapping and murder?

5. "Government Assistance or My Soul" describes what animal imagery?

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