Chapter 26

Quiz for Document 26-3: Malcolm X, The Ballot or the Bullet (1964)

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Question 1

In his 1964 speech The Ballot or the Bullet, Malcolm X advocates a new approach to black activism that endorses which of the following tactics?A. Nonviolent direct action against white racist customs and institutions
B. The use of any necessary means to achieve black equality
C. The creation of a completely separate black society
D. A violent black revolution against whites

Question 2

According to Malcolm X in his 1964 speech, equality means dying for what one believes whileA. following your religious beliefs.
B. maintaining your dignity.
C. protecting your fellow human.
D. taking your opponent with you.

Question 3

Malcolm X advocates taking the fight for African American equality into the international realm by expanding the scope of the fight for civil rights to a demand forA. economic justice.
B. human rights.
C. pan-African development.
D. social democracy.