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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 biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?
(a) Moses' deliverance from Egypt.
(b) God's Covenant with Abraham.
(c) Jesus' crucifixion.
(d) God's creation of Adam.

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

3. What happened on the same day that Baldwin's father died?
(a) The eighth child was born.
(b) The seventh child was born.
(c) The ninth child was born.
(d) The tenth child was born.

4. Where is Harlem located?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Georgia.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

5. What term does Baldwin use to describe the lives of American student in Paris in the 1950s?
(a) Social Butterflies.
(b) Social Limbo.
(c) Social Stability.
(d) Social Congruence.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?

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

4. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

5. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?

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