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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stranger in the Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?
(a) God's creation of Adam.
(b) Jesus' crucifixion.
(c) God's Covenant with Abraham.
(d) Moses' deliverance from Egypt.

2. What happened on the same day that Baldwin's father died?
(a) The seventh child was born.
(b) The eighth child was born.
(c) The ninth child was born.
(d) The tenth child was born.

3. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?
(a) To bring Christianity to the oppressed.
(b) To bring the ideals of socialism to the oppressed.
(c) To bring greater freedom to the oppressed.
(d) To bring greater charity to the oppressed.

4. According to Baldwin, what has the African not yet endured that the American Negro has endured?
(a) Alienation from his people and his past.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Transcontinential travel.
(d) Colonization.

5. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Opera.
(c) Drama .
(d) Horror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose records did Baldwin's father forbid his children to play?

2. Where can the true raison d'être of the Negro press be found?

3. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?

4. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

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

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