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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. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Pearl Bailey.
(b) Carmen Jones.
(c) Dorothy Dandridge.
(d) Lena Horne.

2. According to Baldwin, what was the legend of Paris?
(a) One of freedom.
(b) One of democracy.
(c) One of bureaucracy.
(d) One of equality.

3. Of all Americans, who does Baldwin say Negroes distrust the most?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Lawyers.

4. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1955.

5. 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 accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.
(d) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldwin say must sustain the American Negro in the present?

2. Since Negroes have been in this country, Baldwin writes that their one devastating gain was:

3. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?

4. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

5. What Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?

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