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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?
(a) Lena Horne.
(b) Dorothy Dandridge.
(c) Harry Belafonte.
(d) Joe Adams.

2. What legislation made it possible for American soldiers to pay for their education in Paris after the war?
(a) The Veterans Educational Achievement Act.
(b) G.I. Bill.
(c) The Foreign Education Bill.
(d) The Soldier's Education Act.

3. How does Baldwin describe the housing of all students living in the Latin Quarter?
(a) Medival-looking hotels.
(b) Hotels with classic architecture.
(c) Ageless, sinister-looking hotels.
(d) Dingy hotels.

4. What technique did Baldwin say he used in arguments with his father?
(a) Name calling.
(b) Violence.
(c) Combative behavior.
(d) Silence.

5. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) One to a room.
(b) Dormitory style accommodations.
(c) Two to a room.
(d) Four to a room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?

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

3. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

4. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?

5. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?

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