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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. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?
(a) Because Whites like being entertained by the stereotypical figures of Black Americans.
(b) Because Whites want to believe the happy, subservient personas of Black people
(c) Because African Americans love to imitate these types of stereotypical characters.
(d) Because Whites want to believe that Black people are unhappy with their lives.

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

3. What emotion of Baldwin's father does he describe as "never to be trusted"?
(a) His father's sadness.
(b) His father's kindness.
(c) His father's love.
(d) His father's temper.

4. Whose records did Baldwin's father forbid his children to play?
(a) James Brown.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) The Melodeers.
(d) The Golden Gate Quartet.

5. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Independent.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Republican.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Baldwin's father born?

2. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

3. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?

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

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