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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A series of shadows.
(b) A series of mishaps.
(c) A gloomy mist.
(d) A mass of darkness.

3. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?
(a) To bring Christianity to the oppressed.
(b) To bring greater freedom to the oppressed.
(c) To bring greater charity to the oppressed.
(d) To bring the ideals of socialism to the oppressed.

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

5. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?
(a) Blank.
(b) Light.
(c) Clear.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

2. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?

3. What does Baldwin suggest the presupposition of the two novels Kingsblood Royal and If He Hollers Let Him Go are in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

4. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

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

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