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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are protest novels?
(a) Racism connecting nowhere to social policy.
(b) Reality connecting nowhere with fantasy.
(c) Fantasies connecting nowhere to reality.
(d) Socialism connecting nowhere to racism.

4. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Dormitory style accommodations.
(b) One to a room.
(c) Two to a room.
(d) Four to a room.

5. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?
(a) David.
(b) James.
(c) Richard.
(d) Brian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?

2. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?

3. What does Baldwin say it means for the Negro to be religious?

4. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?

5. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

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