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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 white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(c) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(d) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
2. Protest novels are said to resemble:
(a) Missionaries to America.
(b) Missionaries to Africa.
(c) Missionaries to South America.
(d) Missionaries to India.
3. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.
(b) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(d) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.
4. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.
(b) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.
(c) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.
(d) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
5. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) One in which Negros resume their slave duties.
(b) One in which inequalities will disappear and vengeance will be exacted.
(c) One in which Negros and Whites work together.
(d) One in which inequalities change because of protests.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?
2. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?
3. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
4. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
5. Who is the author of Native Son?
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