Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Many Thousands Gone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?
(a) Because Whites want to believe the happy, subservient personas of Black people
(b) Because Whites want to believe that Black people are unhappy with their lives.
(c) Because African Americans love to imitate these types of stereotypical characters.
(d) Because Whites like being entertained by the stereotypical figures of Black Americans.

2. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) The story of African Americans.
(b) The story of Americans.
(c) The story of Native Americans.
(d) The story of the original American settlers.

3. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?
(a) Black Boy.
(b) Native Son.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Othello.

4. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) One in which Negros resume their slave duties.
(b) One in which inequalities will disappear and vengeance will be exacted.
(c) One in which inequalities change because of protests.
(d) One in which Negros and Whites work together.

5. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Protest novels are said to resemble:

2. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?

3. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?

5. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?

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