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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 does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?
(a) The book negates the role of the black woman in society.
(b) The book describes the life of a Negro man as if he was a White man.
(c) The book dehumanizes Negro women and makes the Negro man superior to the Negro woman.
(d) The book negates the whole race and converts the Negro man's pride into anger.

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

3. What are protest novels?
(a) Reality connecting nowhere with fantasy.
(b) Socialism connecting nowhere to racism.
(c) Racism connecting nowhere to social policy.
(d) Fantasies connecting nowhere to reality.

4. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.

5. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(b) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.
(c) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.
(d) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?

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

3. Who is the author of Native Son?

4. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?

5. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

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