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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. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
(a) History.
(b) Time.
(c) Age.
(d) Slavery.

2. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
(a) The all-Negro cast is less intimidating.
(b) There are no white people to which the Negroes may be compared.
(c) White people do not want to see an interracial cast.
(d) The Negroes would see a movie with an all-Negro cast.

3. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
(a) Opera.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Drama .
(d) Horror.

4. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) YWCA.
(b) YMCA.
(c) A private home.
(d) A Negro motel.

5. What does Baldwin claim Jews and Negroes must use in order to be accepted in the 1940s and 1950s?
(a) Every weapon possible.
(b) Knowledge of American society.
(c) American History.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Harlem located?

2. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?

3. What emotion of Baldwin's father does he describe as "never to be trusted"?

4. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?

5. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?

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