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WorksheetsMalcolm X
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was Malcolm X’s birth name?
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little
James Malcolm
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
After his father died, Malcolm X
lived with his mother until high school.
went to boarding school.
was placed in foster care
became homeless
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.
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
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
As he rose to prominence, white people in power saw Malcolm X as a(n)
ally.
hero.
threat
politician.
True or False: Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. initially believed that black people should separate from white society.
True
False
Why did Malcolm change his last name to X?
because his old last name was too hard to pronounce
he never explained to the public why he changed his name
to represent the unknown names of his African ancestors
because he did not want to go by his father's last name
Which of the following best describes Malcolm X’s early approach to self-defense?
Protect yourself through non-violent means only.
Protect yourself through diplomacy and debate.
Protect yourself through targeted legal action.
Protect yourself by any means necessary
What did you learn about Malcolm X? Explain
Read the following passage from Malcolm X’s autobiography published in 1965.
Despite my firm convictions, I have been always a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth.
What do you think about what Malcolm X said in his book?
