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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.

2. In the chapter entitled A Question of Identity, what does Baldwin describe as a flimsy structure, beneath contempt, designed by and for all the other people?
(a) Society.
(b) Justice.
(c) America.
(d) Citizenship.

3. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?
(a) The stereotype of rampant sexuality.
(b) The stereotype of light skinned Negroes being smarter than dark skinned Negroes.
(c) The stereotype of subservient Negro women.
(d) The stereotype of Negro women being the desire of white men's lust.

4. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
(a) There are no white people to which the Negroes may be compared.
(b) The Negroes would see a movie with an all-Negro cast.
(c) White people do not want to see an interracial cast.
(d) The all-Negro cast is less intimidating.

5. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?
(a) Mrs. Dorothy Dandridge.
(b) Mrs. Frank Johnson.
(c) Mrs. Branson Price.
(d) Mr. Henry Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter, A Question of Identity, how does Baldwin learn about his struggle for identity in the world?

2. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?

3. What phenomenon does Baldwin address in the essay entitled, A Question of Identity?

4. Why is the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones considered an insult on black people?

5. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?

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