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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Journey to Atlanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(b) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.
(c) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.
(d) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.

3. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?
(a) Mr. Henry Wallace.
(b) Mrs. Dorothy Dandridge.
(c) Mrs. Frank Johnson.
(d) Mrs. Branson Price.

4. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Republican.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Independent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Baldwin criticize as a more modern piece of shallow propaganda from the Negro experience?

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

3. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?

4. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

5. Why did Baldwin think the Negro vote was so easily bought and sold in the 1940s?

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