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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Encounter on the Seine: Black Meets Brown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, how did an American Negro view another American Negro in Paris during the 1940s and 50s?
(a) A source of joy.
(b) A source of sadness.
(c) A source of rage.
(d) A source of knowledge.

2. Where is Atlanta located?
(a) New York.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

3. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?
(a) Because it was treated with little respect.
(b) Because Blacks were in need of money.
(c) Because Blacks did care about politics.
(d) Because Whites has a great influence in Black politics.

4. Where can the true raison d'être of the Negro press be found?
(a) Lifestyle sections of the Black magazines.
(b) The front pages of the Negro newspapers.
(c) Letters to the editor.
(d) Ebony magazine.

5. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.
(b) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.
(c) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(d) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Baldwin been gone from home when his father passed away?

2. Whose records did Baldwin's father forbid his children to play?

3. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?

4. Protest novels are said to resemble:

5. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?

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