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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Nothing but Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. believe was the "last major barrier to black freedom"?
(a) Denial of suffrage.
(b) Acceptance by the whole of America.
(c) Multiculturalism.
(d) Ignorance.

2. What title did Muhammad bestow on Malcolm in 1963?
(a) "Messenger."
(b) "Prophet."
(c) "Commander."
(d) "National Minister."

3. When did Malcolm announce his break with the Nation of Islam?
(a) July 4, 1967.
(b) June 17, 1971.
(c) March 8, 1964.
(d) April 26, 1969.

4. From where did Martin Luther King, Jr. derive the expression the "American Dream"?
(a) His teachers at school.
(b) The Bible and Gospel songs.
(c) The Declaration of Independence and the Bible.
(d) The Constitution and the Koran.

5. What two people's ideas did King infuse in regard to nonviolence and spirituality? (Chapter 9)
(a) DuBois and Jesus.
(b) Martin Luther King, Sr. and Mills.
(c) Gandhi and Thoreau.
(d) Orville and Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did King make his first major speech to the nation?

2. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?

3. To whom did Malcolm gravitate towards after being ostracized from the Nation of Islam?

4. Who was considered the most effective missionary of the Nation of Islam?

5. What names did King omit from his jailhouse diary regarding his arrest in Albany?

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