Humanities CLEP Prep Practice Exam

Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X?

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. Malcolm X

3. Alex Haley

4. Stokely Carmichael

The correct answer is: Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written collaboratively by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, a collaboration prompted by the latter after meeting Malcolm X and wanting to record his powerful story. This book was not written by Martin Luther King, Jr. or Stokely Carmichael, both influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement, but rather by Haley. While Malcolm X was the subject and co-author of the autobiography, it was Alex Haley who transcribed and organized Malcolm's words into a narrative. Therefore, the correct answer is C.