Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Related Topics

Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Notes of a Native Son Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Native Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:
(a) Helpless.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Jobless.
(d) Religious.

2. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?
(a) Immortal.
(b) Immortal
(c) Moral.
(d) Amoral.

3. Where can the true raison d'ĂȘtre of the Negro press be found?
(a) The front pages of the Negro newspapers.
(b) Ebony magazine.
(c) Lifestyle sections of the Black magazines.
(d) Letters to the editor.

4. What does Baldwin claim Jews and Negroes must use in order to be accepted in the 1940s and 1950s?
(a) American History.
(b) Every weapon possible.
(c) Religion.
(d) Knowledge of American society.

5. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?
(a) Abyssinia Baptist Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) 138th Street Baptist Church.
(d) Harlem United Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other event shared the same date as the funeral of Baldwin's father?

2. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?

3. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?

4. Where did Baldwin go after his father's funeral to celebrate his birthday?

5. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Buy the Notes of a Native Son Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Notes of a Native Son from BookRags. (c)2025 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.