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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Many Thousands Gone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?
(a) Native Son.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Othello.
(d) Black Boy.

2. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?
(a) At the point that the person enters the country and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(b) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(c) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and receives their U.S. citizenship from the government.
(d) At the point where the individual reaches Ellis Island in New York.

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?
(a) Injustices.
(b) Remote Violence.
(c) Negative images in the media.
(d) Slum.

4. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?
(a) Our passion for change.
(b) Our passion for knowledge.
(c) Our passion for categorization.
(d) Our passion for clarity.

5. According to Baldwin, what color are the robes of the saved?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

2. Protest novels are said to resemble:

3. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?

4. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?

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

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