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

2. The battle between the colonizers and the colonized grows out of what?

3. What must the native do to reclaim his humanity?

4. Fanon suggests that any concessions offered are a result of what?

5. How do the rural peasants feel about being bypassed at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What political route does Fanon encourage post-colonial societies to take instead of capitalism? Why?

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

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

6. What are the earliest stages of the rebellion like?

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

8. How does the revolution begin?

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

10. Why is educating and indoctrinating the groups that have joined the rebellion important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Fanon, what is a colonial society like? Use examples from the book to help describe Fanon's view of colonial societies. What effects do colonial societies have on the citizens? Why are these consequences seen?

Essay Topic 2

Fanon argues that decolonization is always a violent struggle. What factors does he base this belief on? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? Do you think violence is always necessary for decolonization? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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