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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. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.

2. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
(a) Unwanted.
(b) Amicable.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Contentious.

3. How does Baldwin describe the lives of the nonperforming Negroes in Paris as compared to the lives of Negro entertainers in the 1940s and 50s?
(a) Deprived.
(b) Isolated.
(c) Boring.
(d) Exciting.

4. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.
(b) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(c) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.
(d) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?

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

3. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?

4. What are there more of in Harlem than any other ghetto in the city?

5. What performer did Baldwin believe would be remembered for their performance as the embattled solider in Broadway's Deep Are the Roots?

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