Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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

2. According to Baldwin, what characteristic does Dorothy Dandridge have that Pearl Bailey lacks?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Charisma.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Sexiness.

3. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?
(a) The campaign promises were geared towards Whites.
(b) The campaign promises were too extravagant.
(c) The campaign promises were too common.
(d) The campaign promises were geared towards African Americans.

4. 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 that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(c) 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.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.

5. Where is Harlem located?
(a) California.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?

2. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

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

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

5. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

(see the answer key)

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