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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Encounter on the Seine: Black Meets Brown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many American Negroes were living in Paris during the 1950s?
(a) 450.
(b) 400.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

2. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?
(a) Welfare workers and police officers.
(b) Welfare workers and bill collectors.
(c) Bill Collectors and police officers.
(d) Welfare workers and teachers.

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

4. What technique did Baldwin say he used in arguments with his father?
(a) Combative behavior.
(b) Name calling.
(c) Violence.
(d) Silence.

5. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Anti-Social.
(c) Social.
(d) Sufficient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

2. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?

3. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?

4. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?

5. What legislation made it possible for American soldiers to pay for their education in Paris after the war?

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