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

2. According to Baldwin, which students are successfully entrenched in Parisian lifestyle?
(a) Those that take time to study the culture and People of Paris.
(b) Those that marry French women.
(c) Those that use their GI funding to study at Parisian university.
(d) Those that know American history.

3. 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 in Italian 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 by white men and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.

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

5. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?
(a) Discovering American culture.
(b) Discovering European culture.
(c) Discovering America from the vantage point of the French African.
(d) Discovering America from the vantage point of Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baldwin claim that the soldiers who studied in Paris had in common with the rest of the soliders that fought in the war?

2. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?

3. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?

4. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?

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

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