View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what does not exist among American students in Paris in the 1950s?
(a) A common experience.
(b) A different experience.
(c) An educational experience.
(d) A worthwhile experience.

2. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
(a) A Play.
(b) A Pamphlet.
(c) A Short Story.
(d) A Novel.

3. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.
(b) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(c) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.
(d) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.

4. What difference does Baldwin suggest exists between soldiers that studied in Paris and those that did not?
(a) Many that did not study in Paris died in battle.
(b) Many that studied there return to America.
(c) Many that studied there saw active duty
(d) Many that studied there did not see active duty.

5. What does Baldwin say must sustain the American Negro in the present?
(a) The European future.
(b) The European present.
(c) The African past that is disregarded in Europe.
(d) The American past that is disregarded in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?

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

3. Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

4. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 295 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample