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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 newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?
(a) The Pittsburgh Courier.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The People's Voice.
(d) The Afro-American.

2. What did Baldwin claim that the soldiers who studied in Paris had in common with the rest of the soliders that fought in the war?
(a) They both were Black.
(b) They both studied French culture.
(c) They both wore uniforms.
(d) They both spoke French.

3. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?
(a) Louis Burner.
(b) Clarance Warde.
(c) Mrs. Brandon Price.
(d) Henry Wallace.

4. In what year was Baldwin arrested in Paris?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1948.

5. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?
(a) Because Whites has a great influence in Black politics.
(b) Because Blacks did care about politics.
(c) Because Blacks were in need of money.
(d) Because it was treated with little respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?

2. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?

3. How does Baldwin say American life compares to life in other parts of the world in the 1940s?

4. According to Baldwin, what feeling did the American Negro and the French Negro share?

5. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?

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