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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
(a) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(b) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(c) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.
(d) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.

2. Where can the true raison d'être of the Negro press be found?
(a) Letters to the editor.
(b) Ebony magazine.
(c) Lifestyle sections of the Black magazines.
(d) The front pages of the Negro newspapers.

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?
(a) Change Literature.
(b) Protest Literature.
(c) Social Literature.
(d) Problem Literature.

4. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?

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

3. What does Baldwin suggest the presupposition of the two novels Kingsblood Royal and If He Hollers Let Him Go are in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

4. Who played the villainous second male lead in Carmen Jones?

5. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?

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