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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ellison give the public address "Hidden Name and Complex Fate?"
(a) Rutgers University Convocation on Race and Entitlement.
(b) National Association of the Advancement of Colored People.
(c) nternational Peace Conference in Geneva, New York.
(d) Library of Congress in 1964.

2. What does Huckleberry Finn recognize about the Negro character, Jim?
(a) Jim is not only a slave, but a human being.
(b) Jim is very ill and near death.
(c) Jim can make him lots of money if Huck will return him to his owner.
(d) Jim knows the landscape and can take Huck anywhere.

3. Why are slaves able to express themselves in art?
(a) They came from African cultures where art was highly functional.
(b) They were given artistic education by slave owners.
(c) Art was seen as harmless by slave owners.
(d) Entertainment was enforced by white culture.

4. For Ellison a primary difference between Twain and Hemingway is what?
(a) Hemingway writes about his own personal myth and Twain writes about the national myth.
(b) Twain was creative and Hemingway factual.
(c) Twain was an abolitionist and Hemingway was a prohibitionists.
(d) Twain was trained in writing and Hemingway was not.

5. What kind of bird does Ellison say Parker is?
(a) Silly Turkey.
(b) Poor Robin.
(c) Sad Crow.
(d) Haunting Vulture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellison say the "Negro problem" actually is?

2. Why does Ellison reject the "hard-boiled" novel style of writing?

3. What do the three sections of "Invisible Man" represent?

4. What is the "Hidden Name" referred to in the title of Ellison's speech?

5. Why does Ellison choose to analyze Ernest Hemingway?

(see the answer key)

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