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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words describes the colonial society according to Fannon?

2. The mass killings of natives by settlers happen because of what?

3. White settlers view the increase in violence as proof of what?

4. In what country did Belgian colonialist military forces remove rural youths from the cities in 1957?

5. What may rural peasants guard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the native approaches the stage of decolonization?

2. How does the revolution begin?

3. How is the colonialist likely to react after the initial period of euphoria? Give an example from the reading of the reaction.

4. Where is the most spontaneous and explosive force for the revolution found, according to Fanon? Why is this?

5. Why are the lumpenproletariat so important for the revolutionary movement?

6. What is the colonial system like for native peoples?

7. What obstacle do rebel leaders face in contacting the rural peasants about the movement? Why is it there?

8. Why do the colonial powers seek to create a divide between the rural and urban areas?

9. How does Frantz Fanon's approach differ from Martin Luther King's?

10. What actions do the leaders of the movement need to do in order to keep the movement going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is native culture an important part of the revolution against colonialism? What changes have to take place among native artists? Why do you think native art is repressed under colonialism?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the process of recruitment to the movement. Where do the rebel leaders start when looking for support? What mistakes do they make in looking for support? In what groups do they find greater support for and participation in the movement? Why are these groups more supportive than others?

Essay Topic 3

What does Fanon think that native groups should do in colonial situations? What actions does he recommend in the book? What does he think a post-colonial society should look like? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

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