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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator considers himself an invisible man because ____________________.
(a) people refuse to see him with their inner eyes
(b) people can't see him
(c) people don't understand him
(d) people subconsciously ignore him

2. According to Ellison, which of the following is true during times of war?
(a) African American soldiers are considered heros by other nationalities
(b) African American soldiers and white soldiers are equal.
(c) African American soldiers have greater stature than white soldiers
(d) African American soldiers are valued less than white soldiers.

3. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?
(a) The character has deliberately denied his true place in society.
(b) There are so many people like the hero that no one notices them.
(c) Whites are morally blind to the checks and balances imposed on the African Americans.
(d) The character does not understand the truth of his situation.

4. According to Ellison, for what have African Americans historically had to fight?
(a) The right to fight
(b) Their freedoms
(c) The right for fair employment
(d) The right for education

5. What two groups of people must pay the price for being irresponsible?
(a) dreamer and cowards
(b) sleepwalkers and dreamers
(c) idealists and cowards
(d) lazy people and cowards

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?

2. Which of the following two concepts, in combination, does Ellison see as a "raft of hope."

3. How is the narrator's invisibility related to his residence?

4. The image of the slave owners bidding for a naked girl is

5. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?

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