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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) The story of Americans.
(b) The story of Native Americans.
(c) The story of African Americans.
(d) The story of the original American settlers.

2. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Self-righteousness.
(b) Racial prejudice.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) Self-worth.

3. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Georgia?
(a) The Black man.
(b) The Mulatto.
(c) The Negro.
(d) The Jew.

4. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
(a) The Mulatto.
(b) The Jew.
(c) The Black man.
(d) The Negro.

5. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A mass of darkness.
(b) A gloomy mist.
(c) A series of shadows.
(d) A series of mishaps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?

2. What biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?

3. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:

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

5. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

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