MASTERY QUIZ

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Test your knowledge with 45 questions across 3 challenge tiers

Based on the book The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley)

🥉 Fundamentals

🥈 Deep Dive

🥇 Expert

Nation of Islam

The Black religious and political organization led by Elijah Muhammad that Malcolm X joined in prison

Example

The Nation of Islam taught Black self-reliance and separation from white society

Black Nationalism

The ideology advocating for Black political economic and social self-determination

Example

Malcolm X promoted Black nationalism emphasizing Black people controlling their own communities

By Any Means Necessary

Malcolm X famous phrase advocating for Black liberation through whatever methods required

Example

The phrase rejected limiting resistance to nonviolence alone

Hustler

A person who survives through illegal activities and street smarts

Example

Before his conversion Malcolm X lived as a hustler in Harlem engaging in crime

Conk

A hairstyle using chemicals to straighten naturally curly Black hair

Example

Malcolm X later saw his conk as shameful self-hatred and imitation of white standards

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad

The leader of the Nation of Islam whom Malcolm X initially revered as a prophet

Example

Malcolm X eventual break with Elijah Muhammad transformed his worldview

Mecca

The holiest city in Islam and destination of the hajj pilgrimage

Example

Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca fundamentally changed his views on race

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

The name Malcolm X took after his pilgrimage to Mecca

Example

The name reflected his spiritual transformation beyond the Nation of Islam

Organization of Afro-American Unity

The group Malcolm X founded after leaving the Nation of Islam

Example

OAAU sought to internationalize the Black freedom struggle and connect to Africa

House Negro vs Field Negro

Malcolm X analogy distinguishing between Black people who identify with oppressors and those who resist

Example

House Negroes loved the master while field Negroes hated slavery

White Devil

Nation of Islam teaching that white people were literally created as devils

Example

Malcolm X later rejected this teaching after experiencing Muslim brotherhood in Mecca

Self-Defense

The right of Black people to protect themselves from violence

Example

Malcolm X advocated self-defense in contrast to strict nonviolence

Fundamentals

TIER 1 • READER BADGE

10 Questions ~5 min 80% to pass

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TIER 2 • SCHOLAR BADGE

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TIER 3 • MASTER BADGE

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