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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 has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?
(a) Somewhat in the Jewish occupied areas.
(b) Not at all.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Not much.
2. According to Baldwin, what characteristic does Dorothy Dandridge have that Pearl Bailey lacks?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Shyness.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Sexiness.
3. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?
(a) The People's Voice.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Pittsburgh Courier.
(d) The Afro-American.
4. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
(a) Amicable.
(b) Unwanted.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Indifferent.
5. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?
2. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
3. Of all Americans, who does Baldwin say Negroes distrust the most?
4. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?
5. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
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