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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. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?
(a) The music pieces were sung by middle class black people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(b) The music pieces were sung by white men and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(c) The music pieces were sung by white people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(d) The music pieces were sung in Italian and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.

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

4. According to Baldwin, what is afforded to American students in Paris?
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Equality.
(c) Irresponsibility.
(d) Freedom.

5. What term does Baldwin use to describe the lives of American student in Paris in the 1950s?
(a) Social Congruence.
(b) Social Butterflies.
(c) Social Limbo.
(d) Social Stability.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?

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

4. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

5. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?

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