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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. According to Baldwin, what color are the robes of the saved?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.

3. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Sidney Poitier.
(d) Joe Adams.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?

2. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?

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

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

5. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

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