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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?
(a) Our passion for categorization.
(b) Our passion for change.
(c) Our passion for knowledge.
(d) Our passion for clarity.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

2. What Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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