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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 stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Dark colored skin.
(b) Light colored skin.
(c) Fine hair.
(d) Blue eyes.

2. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
(a) Unwanted.
(b) Amicable.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Contentious.

3. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
(a) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(b) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
(c) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(d) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

2. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

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

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

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

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