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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) The story of the original American settlers.
(b) The story of African Americans.
(c) The story of Americans.
(d) The story of Native Americans.

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

3. Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) George S. Schuyler.

4. What are protest novels?
(a) Socialism connecting nowhere to racism.
(b) Reality connecting nowhere with fantasy.
(c) Fantasies connecting nowhere to reality.
(d) Racism connecting nowhere to social policy.

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, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

2. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

3. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?

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

5. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?

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