The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Flashcards
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Where was Malcolm X born?
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Omaha, Nebraska
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Why did white people murder Earl Little?
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He was spreading the ideas of Marcus Garvey
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With whom does Malcolm live in Lansing?
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The Swerlins
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In eighth grade, what does Malcolm declare he wishes to become?
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A lawyer
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Who does Malcolm first meet in Boston after he moves in with Ella?
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Shorty
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Where does Malcolm land his first job in Boston?
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The Roseland State Ballroom
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Who raises Laura?
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Her grandmother
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Why does Malcolm leave Laura?
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He starts dating a white woman
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Why does Malcolm first get a railroad job?
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He hopes to see New York
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What is Malcolm's first job in New York?
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Waiter at Small's Paradise
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In Harlem, by what name does Malcolm become known?
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Detroit Red
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How does Malcolm initially try to evade the narcotics squad?
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By moving his business around
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Of what does West Indian Archie accuse Malcolm?
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Collecting on a number he didn't bet on in a lottery
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How does Malcolm decide to support himself after he moves
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Through burglary
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At Massachusetts State Prison, what do the other inmates call Malcolm?
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"Satan"
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Who converts Malcolm to Islam?
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Reginald
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Where does Malcolm go after being released from prison?
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Detroit
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Where does Malcolm first see Elijah Muhammad?
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At a meeting in Chicago
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What is Malcolm's first official post in the Nation of Islam?
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The assistant minister at the Detroit temple
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Who is Malcolm X's future wife?
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A teacher at the New York temple
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On which program does the Nation of Islam first appear on network television?
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The Hate that Hate Produced
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What is Malcolm shocked to learn that Elijah Muhammad has done?
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Committed adultery
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After breaking with the Nation of Islam, what organization does Malcolm X found?
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Muslim Mosque, Inc.
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What does Malcolm do to his hair in order to blend into white society?
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He conks it
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Toward the end of his life, what does Malcolm believe?
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That he will die a violent death
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After Malcolm left Laura, she became a
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prostitute.
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As a child, Malcolm's family moved to Michigan but they had to live just outside East Lansing because
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at the time, blacks were not permitted in the city limits.
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If one thing bothered Malcolm about the Muslim community, it was its
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failure to recruit new members.
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In his earlier years as an activist, which statement holds the most truth about Malcolm's views?
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Blacks should want nothing to do with whites, who will never accept them, anyway.
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Malcolm first became interested in the Nation of Islam when he was in
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prison.
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Malcolm opened his first temple in what city?
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Boston
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Malcolm X's given last name was
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Little
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Malcolm was assassinated in
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Harlem
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Malcolm's friend Bimbi persuaded him to
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learn to read and write again.
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What most impressed Malcolm on his first trip to Mecca?
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The brotherhood of Muslims of all races.
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Which group did Malcolm not play a part in creating?
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the Universal Negro Improvement Association
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Which name was never one that Malcolm used as his own?
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Elijah Karriem
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Which of these statements is most true of Malcolm's views of whites?
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He started out distrustful of all whites but grew to realize that some whites wanted to help solve racial and social issues.
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Who did Malcolm eventually marry?
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Betty.
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Who did Malcolm consider to be his savior?
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Elijah Muhammad
