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Quiz for Document 23–5: Marcus Garvey, The Negro’s Greatest Enemy, 1923

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. What was the goal of Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

To fight for African American civil rights in the courts

To end to segregation in the South

To help black Americans adjust to urban life and get them jobs

To unite black men around the world and build a new nation

2. According to Garvey, what caused difficulties for the Black Star Line?

Employees’ inexperience at running a shipping line

Opponents’ efforts to sabotage the operation

Lack of interest among the black population

Refusal by port authorities to allow ships to dock

3. How did Garvey criticize African American leaders in the United States?

He claimed they were too confrontational.

He claimed they were mistaken to pursue integration.

He claimed they were not respected by their followers.

He claimed they had no concrete goals.