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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. What does the middle class demand from the farm workers?

3. The conflicts in the country may cause the manifestations of what?

4. In the building of the new democracy, no one will be able to escape what?

5. Fanon describes be-bop music as a music of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What should those who are about to throw of colonialism realize?

2. What do the people do when they realize the leader's true motives? What does the leader do?

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 things threaten the delicate veneer of national consciousness?

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

7. How does the discovery of one's own indigenous culture affect the artist or writers?

8. How can the people of Africa avoid the disintegration of national unity and the threat from the bourgeoisie?

9. What does the native artist or writer discover? What do they learn?

10. Why does the colonial power implement programs and reforms? What should the rebels realize about these?

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

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?

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