1. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?
(a) The stereotype of subservient Negro women.
(b) The stereotype of rampant sexuality.
(c) The stereotype of Negro women being the desire of white men's lust.
(d) The stereotype of light skinned Negroes being smarter than dark skinned Negroes.

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

3. Why is the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones considered an insult on black people?
(a) Because the characters speak like stereotypical Negroes.
(b) Because the characters speak like antebellum Negroes adopting the patterns language of their masters.
(c) Because the characters speak like enslaved Africans.
(d) Because the characters speak like northern born Negroes.

4. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?
(a) Immortal.
(b) Immortal
(c) Amoral.
(d) Moral.

5. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?
(a) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(b) At the point that the person enters the country and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(c) At the point where the individual reaches Ellis Island in New York.
(d) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and receives their U.S. citizenship from the government.