View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What performer did Baldwin believe would be remembered for their performance as the embattled solider in Broadway's Deep Are the Roots?
(a) Harry Belafonte.
(b) Otto Preminger.
(c) Joe Adams.
(d) Gordon Heath.

2. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.

3. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) A private home.
(b) A Negro motel.
(c) YMCA.
(d) YWCA.

4. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?
(a) At the point where the individual reaches Ellis Island in New York.
(b) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and receives their U.S. citizenship from the government.
(c) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(d) At the point that the person enters the country and adopts the venture of the adopted land.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Protest novels are said to resemble:

2. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

3. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?

4. Where was Baldwin's father born?

5. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 362 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample