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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. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?
(a) Baldwin's mother.
(b) Baldwin's aunt.
(c) Baldwin's brother.
(d) Baldwin's friend.

2. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1954.

3. How does Baldwin describe the entertainment industry in Paris for American performers in the 1940s and 50s?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Easy.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) Complicated.

4. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

5. What reason does Baldwin give for Blacks living in Paris?
(a) They wanted to escape from American society.
(b) They fell in love with the language and cultural of Paris.
(c) They wanted to learn more about France.
(d) They wanted to marry French women.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

2. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?

3. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?

4. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?

5. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

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