Notes of a Native Son Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Notes of a Native Son Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?
(a) Because Blacks did care about politics.
(b) Because Whites has a great influence in Black politics.
(c) Because it was treated with little respect.
(d) Because Blacks were in need of money.

2. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?
(a) To sing at churches.
(b) To travel to other parts of the country.
(c) To make a livelihood from music.
(d) To change Whites' views of Black music.

3. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Dorothy Dandridge.
(b) Lena Horne.
(c) Pearl Bailey.
(d) Carmen Jones.

4. In the chapter entitled A Question of Identity, what does Baldwin describe as a flimsy structure, beneath contempt, designed by and for all the other people?
(a) Society.
(b) Citizenship.
(c) Justice.
(d) America.

5. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?
(a) Mrs. Branson Price.
(b) Mrs. Dorothy Dandridge.
(c) Mrs. Frank Johnson.
(d) Mr. Henry Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?

2. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

3. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

4. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

5. Where is Atlanta located?

(see the answer key)

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