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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 long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?
(a) 16 days.
(b) 18 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 14 days.

2. Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George S. Schuyler.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) James Baldwin.

3. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.
(b) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(d) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.

4. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?
(a) Red's Diner.
(b) Hunter Street Café.
(c) Fraziers' Café.
(d) Fraziers' Diner.

5. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Joe Adams.
(b) Sidney Poitier.
(c) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?

3. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?

4. What two big name magazines, popular in the African American community in the 1940s, are mentioned in the chapter entitled The Harlem Ghetto?

5. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?

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