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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?
(a) Henry Wallace.
(b) Clarence Warde.
(c) Branson Price.
(d) Adam Jones.

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

3. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

4. Who played the villainous second male lead in Carmen Jones?
(a) Joe Adams.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Sidney Poitier.
(d) Sammy Davis, Jr.

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

6. Since Negroes have been in this country, Baldwin writes that their one devastating gain was:
(a) Slavery.
(b) Colonization.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Abolition.

7. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) YWCA.
(b) A private home.
(c) A Negro motel.
(d) YMCA.

8. Where did the Melodeers room while in Atlanta?
(a) YMCA.
(b) The homes of Progressive Party members.
(c) YWCA.
(d) a Negro motel.

9. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?
(a) Everyone should reconnect to American history.
(b) Everyone should connect to their cultural identity.
(c) Everyone should be as alike as possible.
(d) Everyone should be as different as possible.

10. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
(a) White people do not want to see an interracial cast.
(b) There are no white people to which the Negroes may be compared.
(c) The Negroes would see a movie with an all-Negro cast.
(d) The all-Negro cast is less intimidating.

11. What is not one of the two legends of the "white Gentile" as described by Baldwin?
(a) He treats the Negro like a slave.
(b) He has divided Negro men and women.
(c) He has divided the Jews and Negroes.
(d) He has taught the Negro to be inferior.

12. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Fine hair.
(b) Blue eyes.
(c) Dark colored skin.
(d) Light colored skin.

13. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?
(a) First person narrative.
(b) First person limited narrative.
(c) Third person narrative.
(d) Second person narrative.

14. Where is Harlem located?
(a) Georgia.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

15. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?
(a) The stereotype of Negro women being the desire of white men's lust.
(b) The stereotype of rampant sexuality.
(c) The stereotype of subservient Negro women.
(d) The stereotype of light skinned Negroes being smarter than dark skinned Negroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what color are the robes of the saved?

2. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

3. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

4. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?

5. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?

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