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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, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
(a) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.
(b) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(c) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
(d) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.

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

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?
(a) Problem Literature.
(b) Protest Literature.
(c) Social Literature.
(d) Change Literature.

4. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?
(a) African Americans were not allowed to fight.
(b) The troops were integrated.
(c) The troops were segregated.
(d) The troops were evaluated.

5. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Pre-civil rights era.
(b) Colonial.
(c) Slavery era.
(d) Civil rights era.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?

2. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?

3. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?

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

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

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