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Black Power

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Malcolm X join the Nation of Islam?

a)

While at school

b)

While in prison

c)

While on a civil rights march

2.

What was one of the main beliefs of the Nation of Islam?

a)

Separatism

b)

Co-operation

c)

Non-violence

3.

What was separatism?

a)

Working with white people to improve civil rights

b)

Meeting violence with violence

c)

Black and white people should live separately

d)

The Nation of Islam should be separate from other civil rights groups

4.

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

a)

He changed his religion

b)

He was asked to leave

c)

He lost faith in the leader

d)

He went to Mecca and changed his opinions

5.

When was Malcolm X assassinated?

a)

1963

b)

1964

c)

1965

d)

1966

6.

Who set up Black Power?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Bobby Seale

c)

Tommie Smith

d)

Stokely Carmichael

7.

Black Power believed...

a)

In meeting violence with violence

b)

In non-violent protest

c)

In using 'X' as your surname

d)

In 'Black is Beautiful'

8.

Black Power also organised...

a)

The March Against Fear

b)

The March on Washington

c)

The Selma March for Votes

d)

The March For Fear

9.

Who did the Black Power salute at the Olympic Games?

a)

Tommie Smith and John Carlos

b)

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

c)

Tommie Carlos and John Smith

d)

James Meredith and Stokely Carmichael

10.

When were the Black Panthers set up?

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1966

d)

1967

11.

Were the Black Panthers willing to work with white people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What did some people think when the Black Panthers wore black trousers, a black beret and a black leather jacket?

a)

They looked like an army

b)

They were scared of them

c)

They were acting like a police force

d)

They looked smart

13.

What did the Black Panthers NOT do?

a)

Organise free breakfast clubs

b)

Organise free medical clinics

c)

Patrol the streets

d)

Organise sit-ins

14.

The Black Panthers wrote ...

a)

An Eight Point Programme

b)

A Nine Point Programme

c)

A Ten Point Programme

d)

A Twelve Point Programme