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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 is associated with evil?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. Protest novels are said to resemble:
(a) Missionaries to India.
(b) Missionaries to America.
(c) Missionaries to Africa.
(d) Missionaries to South America.

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

4. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Self-righteousness.
(c) Self-worth.
(d) Racial prejudice.

5. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?
(a) The loss of racial identity.
(b) The loss of Negroes to slavery.
(c) The loss of African American identity.
(d) The loss of our own identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

2. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?

4. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?

5. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?

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