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