Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harlem Ghetto.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
(a) Slavery.
(b) History.
(c) Age.
(d) Time.

4. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.
(b) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.
(d) Aunt Jemima and Othello.

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?
(a) Injustices.
(b) Negative images in the media.
(c) Slum.
(d) Remote Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?

2. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?

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

4. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?

5. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?

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