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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Journey to Atlanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(b) 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.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.

2. Who is the author of Native Son?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Richard Wright.

3. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
(a) Because they do not accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.
(b) Because they do not accurately portray the working-class.
(c) Because it does not accurately portray the American ghetto.
(d) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.

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

5. What does Baldwin say it means for the Negro to be religious?
(a) He stands in fear of beast.
(b) He stands in fear of man.
(c) He stands in fear of God.
(d) He stands in fear of creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the parents of the Melodeers oppose prior to their departure for Atlanta?

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

3. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?

4. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?

5. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?

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