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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?
(a) Slum.
(b) Injustices.
(c) Remote Violence.
(d) Negative images in the media.

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

3. What two stereotypical figures does the author portray as portraits of the Negro in America with laudatory and heinous qualities?
(a) Carmen Jones and Uncle Tom.
(b) Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Jemima and Othello.
(d) Aunt Jemima and Carmen Jones.

4. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) One in which Negros and Whites work together.
(b) One in which inequalities change because of protests.
(c) One in which inequalities will disappear and vengeance will be exacted.
(d) One in which Negros resume their slave duties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?

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

3. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

4. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

5. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?

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