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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal in Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baldwin escape to Paris?
(a) To escape the racial prejudice of Africa.
(b) To live with a French family.
(c) To escape the racial prejudice of America.
(d) To study French culture.

2. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?
(a) Discovering America from the vantage point of the French African.
(b) Discovering America from the vantage point of Europe.
(c) Discovering European culture.
(d) Discovering American culture.

3. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?
(a) Because it was treated with little respect.
(b) Because Blacks did care about politics.
(c) Because Whites has a great influence in Black politics.
(d) Because Blacks were in need of money.

4. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?
(a) His mother's macaroni and cheese.
(b) Collard greens.
(c) Sweet potato pie.
(d) His mother's fried chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Baldwin spend much of his time while in Paris?

3. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?

4. Where did Baldwin and his white friend from New York go on Baldwin's last night in New Jersey?

5. Where was Baldwin's father born?

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