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WorksheetsMovie: Malcolm X
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which word did he find on the first page of the dictionary?
animal
antelope
angry
aardvark
What did Malcolm X collaborate with writer Alex Haley on?
Novel
Poetry collection
Play
Biography
What event did Malcolm X organize in 1957 to ensure the safety of a hospitalized victim of police violence?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma to Montgomery marches
Harlem protest
March on Washington
Where did Malcolm X travel on a cultural journey that reaffirmed his faith?
Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Rome, Italy
What was the name of the pro-black religious group led by Elijah Muhammad that Malcolm X joined?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Nation of Islam
On his pilgrimage to Mecca, what did Malcom X see that changed his perspective on race relations?
People of all races worshipping together
Black people in position of power
White people being oppressed
Discrimination against Arabs
Malcolm X's decision to split from the NOI was motivated by:
His declining popularity
Disagreements with Elijah Muhammad
Pressure from other Civil Rights Leaders
A desire to retire from Public life
Malcolm X's first featured appearance on a news program increased the NOI's:
Profile
Membership
Notoriety
All of the above
What lesson did Malcolm X learn from his father's death?
Islam was the only religion that made sense for African Americans
Speaking out for equal rights was dangerous for African Americans
Racial equality could only be achieved through peacefully means
People are not fundamentally racist
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X differed in their:
willingness to speak publicly
Opposition to segregation
Desire to help African Americans
Methods of Protest
Which experience is NOT connected to the conking process?
Feeling a burning sensation
Listening to jazz music
Smelling a foul odor
Admiring one’s reflection in the mirror
How does Shorty demonstrate support for Malcolm?
By mocking his decisions
By offering guidance and assistance
By expressing envy and jealousy
By ignoring his concerns
How did Malcolm become well known in the streets, before going to prison?
he was a very successful hustler
he was a smooth talker
he had been to prison before
he wrote letters to everyone
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 was the context of this statement?
What did you learn about Malcolm X? State 2 things.
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
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
As he rose to prominence, white people in power saw Malcolm X as a(n)
ally.
hero.
threat
politician.
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
After his father died, Malcolm X
lived with his mother until high school.
went to boarding school.
was placed in foster care
became homeless
What was Malcolm X’s birth name?
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little
James Malcolm
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
What happened to Archie?
(a)
