View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 24 - Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state was Senator John C. Calhoun from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

2. What was the title of James Baldwin's 1962 activist manifesto?
(a) Nights of Fire.
(b) The Fire Next Time.
(c) The Leftover Fire.
(d) Smoke Before Fire.

3. What did a New York Times editorial say about Malcolm X. in the wake of his death?
(a) That he had relied too much on charisma.
(b) That his life was strangely and pitifully wasted.
(c) That he should never have converted to Judaism.
(d) That he would be remembered as a student of non-violence.

4. Who coined the phrase crack baby?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) William Bennet.
(c) Charles Krauthammer.
(d) Bill Wilson.

5. Where did Frederick Douglass travel to spread his antislavery message?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main idea behind uplift suasion?

2. Which politician's rise came shortly after the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

3. What movement sprouted up alongside Carmichael's teachings?

4. Who was one of Angela Davis's favorite authors?

5. Who wrote a biography of John Brown?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 272 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample