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

2. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.

3. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.
(b) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.
(c) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(d) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.

4. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) They are bound together within the same society.
(b) They are both are oppressed.
(c) They are divided by society.
(d) They are separated by common law.

5. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?
(a) The troops were segregated.
(b) African Americans were not allowed to fight.
(c) The troops were integrated.
(d) The troops were evaluated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are protest novels?

2. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

3. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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