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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 is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Light colored skin.
(b) Blue eyes.
(c) Dark colored skin.
(d) Fine hair.

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

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

4. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
(a) Drama .
(b) Opera.
(c) Horror.
(d) Comedy.

5. 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 that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(b) 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.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(d) 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?

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

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

4. Who is the author of Native Son?

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

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