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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issue is the American constantly confronted with in Paris?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Racism.
(c) Identity.
(d) Colonization.

2. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?
(a) Mrs. Branson Price.
(b) Mr. Henry Wallace.
(c) Mrs. Frank Johnson.
(d) Mrs. Dorothy Dandridge.

3. What reason does Baldwin give for not believing that ex-GIs traveled to Paris to study?
(a) Because ex-GIs did not like in the student colony.
(b) Because the ex-GIs could study the same things in the United States.
(c) Because ex-GIs rarely attended their courses.
(d) Because ex-GIs went to Paris for the culture.

4. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Harry Belafonte.
(b) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(c) Sidney Poitier.
(d) Joe Adams.

5. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?
(a) Henry Wallace.
(b) Paul Roberson.
(c) Clarence Warde.
(d) James Jordan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

2. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

3. According to Baldwin, what was the legend of Paris?

4. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?

5. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?

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