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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) The story of African Americans.
(b) The story of Americans.
(c) The story of the original American settlers.
(d) The story of Native Americans.

2. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Four to a room.
(b) Two to a room.
(c) Dormitory style accommodations.
(d) One to a room.

3. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:
(a) Religious.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Jobless.
(d) Helpless.

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

5. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?
(a) Joe Adams.
(b) Dorothy Dandridge.
(c) Harry Belafonte.
(d) Lena Horne.

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

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

8. 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 Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(d) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.

9. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.

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

11. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Independent.

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

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

14. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?
(a) To tell the true story of Uncle Tom.
(b) To abolish slavery.
(c) To prove slavery is wrong.
(d) To show the every day life of a slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Atlanta located?

2. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?

3. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

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

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?

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