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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harlem Ghetto.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
(a) The Mulatto.
(b) The Negro.
(c) The Black man.
(d) The Jew.

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

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

5. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?
(a) A YMCA in Atlanta, GA.
(b) A Harlem apartment.
(c) The projects of the Bronx, NY.
(d) A Chicago tenement.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

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

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

4. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?

5. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Georgia?

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