Malcolm X by Manning Marable - Test
  • 1. What was Malcolm X's birth name?
A) Malcolm X (no other name)
B) El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
C) Malcolm Little
D) Malik El-Shabazz
  • 2. Which organization did Malcolm X become a prominent leader of?
A) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
B) Black Panther Party
C) Nation of Islam
D) NAACP
  • 3. In which year was Malcolm X assassinated?
A) 1966
B) 1965
C) 1964
D) 1963
  • 4. Which famous speech is Malcolm X known for?
A) A More Perfect Union
B) I Have a Dream
C) The Audacity of Hope
D) The Ballot or the Bullet
  • 5. What was the name of Malcolm X's autobiography?
A) Malcolm X: The Man and His Message
B) Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
C) The Life of Malcolm X
D) The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • 6. What role did his time in prison play in Malcolm X's life?
A) It had no significant impact.
B) He gave up on activism.
C) It was when he converted to the Nation of Islam.
D) He became a criminal leader.
  • 7. Malcolm X famously advocated for what in regards to race relations?
A) Self-determination for Black people
B) Passive acceptance of oppression
C) Use of violence only in self-defense
D) Complete assimilation into white culture
  • 8. What did Malcolm X's use of the 'X' signify?
A) His affiliation with the Nation of Islam.
B) His ambition to be a politician.
C) The loss of his ancestral name.
D) A placeholder for a future identity.
  • 9. What prompted Malcolm X to leave the Nation of Islam?
A) Disagreements with leadership and ideology.
B) Loss of interest in activism.
C) Health issues.
D) He was expelled.
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