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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. What was the profession of Baldwin's father?
(a) Hotel Attendant.
(b) Musician.
(c) Politician.
(d) Minister.

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

3. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?
(a) Henry Wallace.
(b) James Jordan.
(c) Paul Roberson.
(d) Clarence Warde.

4. What Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?
(a) MGM Studios.
(b) Universal Studios.
(c) Walt Disney Studios.
(d) Twentieth Century Fox.

5. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A series of shadows.
(b) A gloomy mist.
(c) A series of mishaps.
(d) A mass of darkness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?

5. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

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