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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Self-righteousness.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) Racial prejudice.
(d) Self-worth.

2. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(b) Sidney Poitier.
(c) Joe Adams.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

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

4. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
(a) A Short Story.
(b) A Play.
(c) A Novel.
(d) A Pamphlet.

5. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Overweight.
(b) Brown eyes.
(c) Coarse hair.
(d) Dark colored skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

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

3. Protest novels are said to resemble:

4. Who is the author of Native Son?

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

(see the answer key)

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