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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Pitfalls of National Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fanon suggests that the post-colonial government needs to be most concerned with what?
(a) The empowerment of its citizens
(b) Perpetuating the nation
(c) Reducing crime
(d) Its own profit

2. What did American black militants refer to the process of the colonialist bourgeoisie calling for non-violence and for the native to come to a reconciliation?
(a) Peaceful negotiation
(b) Selling out
(c) Assimilation
(d) Nationalism

3. Why does the bourgeoisie demand the nationalization of the economy?
(a) For the good of all the people
(b) To help the poor, rural peasants out of feudalism
(c) To benefit from the corruption of the past regime
(d) To strengthen the national consciousness

4. Fanon argues that the involvement of the people will do what to the movement?
(a) Create tribal tensions
(b) Stagnate the movement
(c) Speed it up
(d) Slow it down

5. What spreads within the stagnant regime?
(a) Corruption
(b) Socialism
(c) Peace
(d) Equallity

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fanon, what will be swept away in the first spontaneous rush of hope?

2. The leader seeks to consolidate his power in what?

3. The new middle class that occurs is what, according to Fanon?

4. Fanon suggests that those who refuse to get involved are what?

5. The post-colonial middle class has no understanding of what?

(see the answer key)

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