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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 type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Four to a room.
(b) One to a room.
(c) Two to a room.
(d) Dormitory style accommodations.
2. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.
3. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?
(a) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and receives their U.S. citizenship from the government.
(b) At the point where the individual reaches Ellis Island in New York.
(c) At the point that the person enters the country and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(d) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
4. 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 that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(c) 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.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
5. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?
(a) The projects of the Bronx, NY.
(b) A YMCA in Atlanta, GA.
(c) A Harlem apartment.
(d) A Chicago tenement.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
2. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
3. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?
4. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
5. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?
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