Malcolm X
Authored by Angela Brunson
Social Studies
7th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Malcolm X’s birth name?
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little
James Malcolm
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After his father died, Malcolm X
lived with his mother until high school.
went to boarding school.
was placed in foster care
became homeless
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Malcolm X drop out of school?
He joined the Nation of Islam during tenth grade.
His grades were poor, and he was at risk of failing.
His teacher told him he could not be a lawyer
He was arrested at school and wasn’t allowed to return.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not true of Malcolm X’s time in prison?
He read constantly in an effort to educate himself.
He was sentenced to 10 years and was paroled in 1952.
He was introduced to the teachings of the Nation of Islam.
He wrote and edited his entire autobiography in his prison cell
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the “X” in Malcolm X represent?
his lost culture (unknown)
his father’s name
his middle initial
his status as an ex-convict
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As he rose to prominence, white people in power saw Malcolm X as a(n)
ally.
hero.
threat
politician.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. initially believed that black people should separate from white society.
True
False
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