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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in "Down at the Cross" that the "principles governing the rites and customs of the churches in which I grew up did not differ from the principles governing the rites and customs of other chuches, white. The principles were Blindness, Lonelines, and" what?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Sorrow."
(c) "Faith."
(d) "Terror."

2. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) Less than a year.
(c) Less than 6 months.
(d) Over 3 years.

3. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) George Baldwin.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) John Baldwin.
(d) David Baldwin.

4. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?
(a) "Black."
(b) "Gone."
(c) "Fallen."
(d) "Aflame."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes the birth of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," saying "here you were: to be loved. To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against" what?

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?

3. For what work is Homer most known?

4. What word in "My Dungeon Shook" does the author define as meaning "that we, with love, shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it"?

5. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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