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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Journey to Atlanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
(a) Because they do not accurately portray the working-class.
(b) Because it does not accurately portray the American ghetto.
(c) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.
(d) Because they do not accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.

2. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?
(a) Mrs. Brandon Price.
(b) Louis Burner.
(c) Clarance Warde.
(d) Henry Wallace.

3. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

4. Where is Harlem located?
(a) California.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

5. What is not one of the two legends of the "white Gentile" as described by Baldwin?
(a) He treats the Negro like a slave.
(b) He has taught the Negro to be inferior.
(c) He has divided the Jews and Negroes.
(d) He has divided Negro men and women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?

2. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?

3. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?

4. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?

5. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?

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