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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) They are bound together within the same society.
(b) They are divided by society.
(c) They are both are oppressed.
(d) They are separated by common law.

2. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Light colored skin.
(b) Fine hair.
(c) Blue eyes.
(d) Dark colored skin.

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?
(a) Change Literature.
(b) Problem Literature.
(c) Social Literature.
(d) Protest Literature.

4. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) Social.
(b) Anti-Social.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Sufficient.

5. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A gloomy mist.
(b) A series of mishaps.
(c) A mass of darkness.
(d) A series of shadows.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

3. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?

4. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?

5. Who is the author of Native Son?

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