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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 novel does Baldwin criticize as a more modern piece of shallow propaganda from the Negro experience?
(a) Black No More.
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(c) Native Son.
(d) Carmen Jones.

2. 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.

3. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

4. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.

5. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.
(b) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(c) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.
(d) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?

2. What are protest novels?

3. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?

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

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

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