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

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

3. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) A private home.
(b) A Negro motel.
(c) YWCA.
(d) YMCA.

4. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Light colored skin.
(b) Dark colored skin.
(c) Blue eyes.
(d) Fine hair.

5. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?
(a) The music pieces were sung in Italian and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(b) The music pieces were sung by middle class black people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(c) The music pieces were sung by white men and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(d) The music pieces were sung by white people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what is afforded to American students in Paris?

2. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?

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

4. In the chapter entitled A Question of Identity, what does Baldwin describe as a flimsy structure, beneath contempt, designed by and for all the other people?

5. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?

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