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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?
(a) Ballast.
(b) Chattel.
(c) Pillar.
(d) Mast.

2. After the confrontation at the bar, the author says that one of his companions, a Korean War veteran, said that the bar had been the white man's fight too. How did the white man respond?
(a) "I don't care about the war."
(b) "You don't fight my fights for me."
(c) "I thank you for your service, Sir."
(d) "I lost my conscience a long time ago."

3. About how much money did George Lincoln Rockwell donate to the cause of the Nation of Islam?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

4. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) David Baldwin.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) John Baldwin.
(d) George Baldwin.

5. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "White Americans find it as difficult as white people elsewhere to divest themselves of the notion that they are in possession of" what?
(a) "Some intrinsic value that black people need, or want."
(b) "The greatest power of mankind."
(c) "An intellect that far surpasses that of minorities."
(d) "A need for love."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?

2. Baldwin writes in "Down at the Cross," "The price of the liberation of the white people is" what?

3. What does the author assert about life in "Down at the Cross"?

4. What award was James Baldwin given for his essay collection Nobody Knows My Name?

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?

(see the answer key)

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