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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Dark colored skin.
(b) Brown eyes.
(c) Coarse hair.
(d) Overweight.

2. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
(a) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.
(b) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
(c) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(d) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.

3. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.

4. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?
(a) The loss of our own identity.
(b) The loss of African American identity.
(c) The loss of racial identity.
(d) The loss of Negroes to slavery.

5. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?
(a) Second person narrative.
(b) Third person narrative.
(c) First person limited narrative.
(d) First person narrative.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?

2. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?

3. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?

4. According to Baldwin, what color are the robes of the saved?

5. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?

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