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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Native Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-Negro cast.
(b) It had an all-African cast.
(c) It had an interracial cast.
(d) It had an all-white cast.

2. What technique did Baldwin say he used in arguments with his father?
(a) Combative behavior.
(b) Name calling.
(c) Silence.
(d) Violence.

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

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?
(a) The book negates the role of the black woman in society.
(b) The book negates the whole race and converts the Negro man's pride into anger.
(c) The book dehumanizes Negro women and makes the Negro man superior to the Negro woman.
(d) The book describes the life of a Negro man as if he was a White man.

5. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?
(a) Harlem United Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) 138th Street Baptist Church.
(d) Abyssinia Baptist Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

2. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?

3. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?

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

5. What did Baldwin drink before his father's funeral?

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