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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 first phase for the native writers and artists is what?

2. Colonialism's practice of putting all black people into a single category attempts to extinguish what?

3. Fanon suggests that blacks across the globe are seeking what?

4. The Arab world threw off which culture in the 1960s?

5. What is the only path to unity according to Fanon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the new petty bourgeoisie like?

2. According to Fanon, why is there a danger that national unity will disintegrate?

3. How does the new middle class treat the farm workers?

4. What happens to the national political party and the militants who started the revolution?

5. What are the three phases of the culture's development by poets and writers?

6. Why can't the new middle class expect to serve as the intermediary between international corporations and the native population?

7. What things threaten the delicate veneer of national consciousness?

8. Why is there not a single black culture in the world?

9. How can nations bypass the problems that may occur after the revolution?

10. When can the beginnings of an authentic African culture begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fanon argue that the political education of the people is important? Do you agree or disagree with his argument? Why? Do you think political education is important in countries that haven't experienced colonialism?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the phases that the native population goes through from a colonial society to a post-colonial society. How do people feel about rebellion at these different stages? Give specific examples from the book to describe the movement to a post-colonial society.

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