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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 does Baldwin say it means for the Negro to be religious?
(a) He stands in fear of beast.
(b) He stands in fear of God.
(c) He stands in fear of creation.
(d) He stands in fear of man.

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

3. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?
(a) Othello.
(b) Black Boy.
(c) Native Son.
(d) Little Women.

4. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?
(a) A great deal.
(b) Not much.
(c) Somewhat in the Jewish occupied areas.
(d) Not at all.

5. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
(a) A Play.
(b) A Novel.
(c) A Short Story.
(d) A Pamphlet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?

4. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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