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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. 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 geared towards African Americans.
(c) The campaign promises were too extravagant.
(d) The campaign promises were too common.

2. What war is discussed in the chapter entitled A Question of Identity?
(a) Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

3. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?
(a) Moral.
(b) Immortal
(c) Immortal.
(d) Amoral.

4. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?
(a) The questions it leaves in the mind relate more to inferior life of Americans.
(b) The questions it leaves about the relationship between Whites and Negroes.
(c) The changes it suggests about the lives of Negroes.
(d) The impression it leaves about the realities of Negro life.

5. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Two to a room.
(b) One to a room.
(c) Dormitory style accommodations.
(d) Four to a room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?

2. What term does Baldwin use to describe the lives of American student in Paris in the 1950s?

3. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

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

5. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?

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