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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. Why does the bourgeoisie demand the nationalization of the economy?

2. An artistic renaissance often must be preceded by what?

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

4. Once the colonial power realizes that any reforms will not satisfy the natives, what does it do?

5. The leader seeks to consolidate his power in what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the new petty bourgeoisie like?

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

8. What does Fanon argue that the post-colonial society should do to make the nation different and better than under colonialism?

9. What will the leader of the post-colonial revolution be like? What will the leader's aims be?

10. What do the colonialists believe about natives? How do they view the natives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What challenges does the national revolutionary political party and rebel leaders face once they overthrow colonialism? What obstacles does the middle class present in these changes? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does the colonial power seek to stop the revolutionary movement? What tactics or actions are used in order to stop the forward progress? Are these actions successful? Why or why not?

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