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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
(a) The Negro.
(b) The Black man.
(c) The Mulatto.
(d) The Jew.

2. What reason does Baldwin give for Blacks living in Paris?
(a) They wanted to learn more about France.
(b) They wanted to marry French women.
(c) They wanted to escape from American society.
(d) They fell in love with the language and cultural of Paris.

3. Baldwin believed that the American Negro in Paris in the 1940s and 50s was forced to exercise what practice?
(a) Undemocratic discrimination.
(b) Racial discrimination.
(c) Age discrimination.
(d) Democratic discrimination.

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

5. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
(a) The all-Negro cast is less intimidating.
(b) White people do not want to see an interracial cast.
(c) The Negroes would see a movie with an all-Negro cast.
(d) There are no white people to which the Negroes may be compared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?

2. Where did the Melodeers room while in Atlanta?

3. How does Baldwin describe the entertainment industry in Paris for American performers in the 1940s and 50s?

4. In total, how many days did Baldwin spend in the French prison system?

5. Approximately how many American Negroes were living in Paris during the 1950s?

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