View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?
(a) Everyone should connect to their cultural identity.
(b) Everyone should reconnect to American history.
(c) Everyone should be as different as possible.
(d) Everyone should be as alike as possible.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

2. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?

4. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:

5. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample