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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?
(a) Living with a French Family.
(b) Visiting the American embassy in France.
(c) Eating a French cafes.
(d) Marrying a French citizen.

3. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Two to a room.
(b) One to a room.
(c) Dormitory style accommodations.
(d) Four to a room.

4. 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) Democratic discrimination.
(d) Age discrimination.

5. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Age.
(c) History.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?

2. What did Baldwin claim that the soldiers who studied in Paris had in common with the rest of the soliders that fought in the war?

3. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

4. What did Baldwin drink before his father's funeral?

5. Where did Baldwin live while in Paris?

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