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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. What war is discussed in the chapter entitled A Question of Identity?
(a) World War II.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Civil War.
(d) World War I.

2. When was Baldwin's father born?
(a) 1900.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) 1889.
(d) During slavery.

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

4. Who is the author of Native Son?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Langston Hughes.

5. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
(a) History.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Time.
(d) Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

2. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?

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

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

5. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Blacks?

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