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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harlem Ghetto.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Independent.
(d) Progressive.

2. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-Negro cast.
(b) It had an all-white cast.
(c) It had an interracial cast.
(d) It had an all-African cast.

3. What does Baldwin claim Jews and Negroes must use in order to be accepted in the 1940s and 1950s?
(a) Religion.
(b) Every weapon possible.
(c) Knowledge of American society.
(d) American History.

4. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?
(a) Protest Literature.
(b) Social Literature.
(c) Problem Literature.
(d) Change Literature.

5. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
(a) Drama .
(b) Opera.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Horror.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Baldwin say American life compares to life in other parts of the world in the 1940s?

3. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

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

5. Who played the villainous second male lead in Carmen Jones?

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