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

2. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?
(a) Our passion for clarity.
(b) Our passion for categorization.
(c) Our passion for change.
(d) Our passion for knowledge.

3. 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 portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(c) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(d) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.

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

5. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A mass of darkness.
(b) A series of shadows.
(c) A series of mishaps.
(d) A gloomy mist.

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 stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?

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

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the book Native Son?

5. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

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