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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 of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
(b) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(c) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(d) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.

2. 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) Light.
(b) White.
(c) Blank.
(d) Clear.

3. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Social.
(c) Anti-Social.
(d) Sufficient.

4. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) One in which Negros and Whites work together.
(b) One in which inequalities change because of protests.
(c) One in which inequalities will disappear and vengeance will be exacted.
(d) One in which Negros resume their slave duties.

5. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?
(a) To prove slavery is wrong.
(b) To tell the true story of Uncle Tom.
(c) To show the every day life of a slave.
(d) To abolish slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

2. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?

3. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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

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

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