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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?
(a) To show the every day life of a slave.
(b) To abolish slavery.
(c) To tell the true story of Uncle Tom.
(d) To prove slavery is wrong.
2. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1954.
3. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?
(a) To bring greater charity to the oppressed.
(b) To bring Christianity to the oppressed.
(c) To bring greater freedom to the oppressed.
(d) To bring the ideals of socialism to the oppressed.
4. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-African cast.
(b) It had an interracial cast.
(c) It had an all-white cast.
(d) It had an all-Negro cast.
5. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.
Short Answer Questions
1. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?
2. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
3. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
4. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
5. Why is the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones considered an insult on black people?
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