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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 was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-Negro cast.
(b) It had an all-white cast.
(c) It had an interracial cast.
(d) It had an all-African cast.

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

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

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
(a) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.
(b) Because it does not accurately portray the American ghetto.
(c) Because they do not accurately portray the working-class.
(d) Because they do not accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.

5. What are protest novels?
(a) Fantasies connecting nowhere to reality.
(b) Racism connecting nowhere to social policy.
(c) Reality connecting nowhere with fantasy.
(d) Socialism connecting nowhere to racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?

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

3. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?

4. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

5. Who is the author of Native Son?

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