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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the "most important similarity between Martin and Malcolm"?
(a) Their honesty.
(b) Their goal.
(c) Their honor.
(d) Their history.

2. What did Malcolm compare himself to when he spoke of his sinking to "the very bottom of the American white man's society"?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A slug.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A lion.

3. What was the central theme for both King and Malcolm in the black freedom struggle? (Chapter 9)
(a) "Respect as human beings."
(b) "Stopping the blood flow."
(c) "Freedom from their chains."
(d) "Honor in America."

4. According to Cone, what limitation did King and Malcolm share in regard to being a problem with racism?
(a) Lack of recognizing sexism.
(b) Lack of recognizing the importance of history.
(c) Lack of recognizing ageism.
(d) Lack of recognizing multiculturalism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leaders did King find more interest in regarding their influence on the change of world politics? (Chapter 9)

2. Who served as the "acting director" of the SCLC although most of the male preachers found she did not "exhibit the 'right attitude"?

3. According to Cone in Chapter 8, what separated King from Malcolm?

4. Who influenced Malcolm's receptiveness to socialism?

5. What image did Cone claim created more harm than help in black churches? (Chapter 11)

Short Essay Questions

1. Unlike Malcolm, why did King believe in whites?

2. Why did Cone state that the break between Malcolm and Muhammad "could not be avoided"?

3. How do Americans remember Martin Luther King, Jr. today?

4. What was Malcolm's "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech an initial attempt for him to do?

5. What did Cone decide was the greatest limitation for both King and Malcolm?

6. According to Malcolm, what problem did "color" have on the self-hate that most blacks held?

7. What was King surprised to find out about urban youth's mindset regarding the civil rights movement following the signing of the Voting Rights Bill?

8. What did Cone state the difference between King and Malcolm was regarding their impact on recognizing them today?

9. Although Malcolm did not finish the ninth grade, he valued education. Why did Malcolm value education?

10. Why did Malcolm feel that Christian values and beliefs were a contradiction to the faith itself?

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