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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. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) A private home.
(b) YWCA.
(c) YMCA.
(d) A Negro motel.

2. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?
(a) Slum.
(b) Injustices.
(c) Remote Violence.
(d) Negative images in the media.

3. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?
(a) Protest Literature.
(b) Problem Literature.
(c) Social Literature.
(d) Change Literature.

4. Where did Baldwin and his white friend from New York go on Baldwin's last night in New Jersey?
(a) To the movies and to have drinks.
(b) To downtown New York City.
(c) To the casino.
(d) Atlantic City, NJ.

5. What happened on the same day that Baldwin's father died?
(a) The eighth child was born.
(b) The seventh child was born.
(c) The ninth child was born.
(d) The tenth child was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?

2. Why is the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones considered an insult on black people?

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

4. According to Baldwin, which one of the following performers had the ability to be a successful performer in Paris in the 1940s and 50s?

5. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?

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