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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The government in Algeria expects people to work hard so who will profit?

2. Fanon suggests that those who refuse to get involved are what?

3. American blacks discovered that culture is what type of phenomenon?

4. The farm workers come to know the value of what?

5. The true native art begins to grow when the artist address whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Arab world demonstrate the awaking of culture? What happened?

2. What is the new petty bourgeoisie like?

3. What does Fanon argue that the post-colonial society should do to make the nation different and better than under colonialism?

4. Why is a uniform national prosperity far from a reality?

5. What does the native artist or writer discover? What do they learn?

6. Why can't the new middle class expect to serve as the intermediary between international corporations and the native population?

7. What do the people do when they realize the leader's true motives? What does the leader do?

8. According to Fanon, why is there a danger that national unity will disintegrate?

9. What will the leader of the post-colonial revolution be like? What will the leader's aims be?

10. Why do new cultural forms emerge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fanon argue that there cannot be a single, global black culture? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? What do post-colonial societies have in common with each other? How are they different from each other?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the phases that the native population goes through from a colonial society to a post-colonial society. How do people feel about rebellion at these different stages? Give specific examples from the book to describe the movement to a post-colonial society.

Essay Topic 3

Fanon argues that decolonization is always a violent struggle. What factors does he base this belief on? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? Do you think violence is always necessary for decolonization? Why or why not?

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