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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. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?
(a) Because Blacks were in need of money.
(b) Because Blacks did care about politics.
(c) Because Whites has a great influence in Black politics.
(d) Because it was treated with little respect.

2. What two big name magazines, popular in the African American community in the 1940s, are mentioned in the chapter entitled The Harlem Ghetto?
(a) Essence and Jet.
(b) Ebony and Our World.
(c) Ebony and Essence.
(d) Ebony and Jet.

3. What occurred a few hours after the funeral of Baldwin's father?
(a) A race riot.
(b) A Progressive Party rally.
(c) A black man was beat up by the police.
(d) Baldwin's brother passed away.

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

5. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?
(a) Clear.
(b) White.
(c) Blank.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where can the true raison d'être of the Negro press be found?

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

4. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?

5. Where is Harlem located?

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