The Black Panther Party

Who founded the Black Panther Party?

• Eldridge Cleaver and Kathleen Neal

• Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

• Stokely Carmichael and John Hulett

• Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

In what year was the Black Panther Party founded?

• 1982

• 1970

• 1966

• 1956

What was the original name of the Black Panther Party?

• The Black Panther Movement for Freedom

• The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

• The Black Liberation Army

• The African American Panther Association

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Black Panther Party's Ten-Point Program?

• We want an immediate end to police brutality and murder of black people.

• We want the establishment of a Black monarchy in the United States.

• We want full employment for our people.

• We want freedom for all black and oppressed people now held in US prisons and jails.

Which political figure opposed the Black Panthers and was governor of California at the time?

• Gerald Ford

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What was one of the community programs started by the Black Panther Party?

• Free public transportation initiatives

• Free legal advice clinics

• Free breakfast programs for school children

• Public library construction projects

Who took over as the leader of the Black Panther Party while Newton awaited trial and Seale was serving a sentence?

• Fred Hampton

• Angela Davis

• Eldridge Cleaver

• Bobby Rush

What year did the Black Panther Party officially dissolve?

• 1975

• 1982

• 1993

• 1989

Which program was used by the FBI to surveil the Black Panther Party?

• COINTELPRO

• ECHELON

• PRISM

• CARNIVORE

Who was the only woman to serve as chairwoman of the Black Panther Party?

• Kathleen Cleaver

• Angela Davis

• Assata Shakur

• Elaine Brown