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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. The native finds that who tries to resist and block reform?

2. How will the colonists react to the rebel actions?

3. What sustains the rebel cause?

4. Which major nations recognized the importance of peace during the Cold War?

5. Wise rebel leaders recognize the importance of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who tries to block or resist the native/rebel, according to Fanon?

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

4. Why is the colonizing nation not interested in violence against the native peoples?

5. What is the biggest mistake that rebel political movements make in underdeveloped countries? Why?

6. What should the natives remember about any concessions that they are offered?

7. How do the colonial powers try to combat the revolution?

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

9. How does Fanon believe that dance relates to the oppression of colonialism?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the rediscovered native culture like? What factors do you think influence this form of the culture? How does an authentic culture develop, according to Fanon? How does be-bop illustrate the new forms of expression?

Essay Topic 2

Why do natives form rebellions or revolutions against colonial societies? What factors influence the development of revolutionary movements? Do you agree or disagree with their reasoning? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Fanon argue that there cannot be a single, global black culture? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? What do post-colonial societies have in common with each other? How are they different from each other?

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