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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Many Thousands Gone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?
(a) Because Whites want to believe the happy, subservient personas of Black people
(b) Because African Americans love to imitate these types of stereotypical characters.
(c) Because Whites want to believe that Black people are unhappy with their lives.
(d) Because Whites like being entertained by the stereotypical figures of Black Americans.

2. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?
(a) Protest Literature.
(b) Problem Literature.
(c) Social Literature.
(d) Change Literature.

3. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Slavery era.
(b) Colonial.
(c) Civil rights era.
(d) Pre-civil rights era.

4. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Self-worth.
(c) Racial prejudice.
(d) Self-righteousness.

5. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
(a) A Novel.
(b) A Short Story.
(c) A Pamphlet.
(d) A Play.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

2. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

3. What are protest novels?

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

5. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

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