The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quizzes

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quiz 1

1 "Autobiography" was first published in
1902

1912

1900

1927
2 "Autobiography" was reissued in
1912

1927

1950

1929
3 "Autobiography" was originally published
using Johnson's real name

under Johnson's friend's name

under a pseudonym

anonymously
4 What literary movement is "Autobiography" associated with?
Harlem Renaissance

Naturalism

Postmodernism

Romanticism
5 The narrator was born in
Alabama

Connecticut

Mississippi

Georgia
6 What gift does the narrator's father give him as a child?
A letter

A coin to wear as a necklace

A pet

A toy
7 Where do the narrator and his mother move?
Connecticut

New York

Alabama

Georgia
8 What instrument does the narrator first learn to play?
Piano

Organ

Trumpet

Trombone
9 Red is
prejudiced against colored kids

the most ambitious kid in the class

mean-spirited

large and not very smart
10 Shiny is
unmotivated

intelligent and ambitious

white

mean-spirited
11 The first time the narrator's mother rebukes him is in regards to
laziness

poor performance in school

a racial slur

a fight
12 The narrator learns he is "colored"
through the school principal

when he looks closely at himself in the mirror

when his mother tells him

when his friends tell him
13 After discovering his racial identity, the narrator turns inward and begins reading a great deal. The book he speaks most of is
The Republic

David Copperfield

the Bible

War and Peace
14 The narrator's first love
is a "colored" girl

loves him back

is a piano player

is a violinist
15 Stopping at home before going to practice for his accompaniment, the narrator encounters
his father

the principal

his first love

his teacher
16 What are the narrator's mother's thoughts on his father?
She is sad and thinks he is a bad person

She is bitter

She loves him and defends him

She is indifferent
17 What gift does the narrator's father send to the house for him?
A piano

A Bible

Money

A bicycle
18 What book helps illuminate slavery for the narrator?
Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Bible

A history textbook

Phyllis Wheatley's poems
19 The hallmark of the narrator's middle school graduation is the speech given by
A boy he doesn't know

The narrator

Red

Shiny
20 How does the narrator procure money to go to college?
A musical benefit

Working as a teacher

His father

Borrowing from his music teacher
21 Where is the college that the narrator decides to attend?
Atlanta

Boston

New Haven

New York
22 What unfortunate thing happens to the narrator when he is in Atlanta?
He gets in a fight

His money is stolen

He faces discrimination

He is kicked out of school
23 In order to make money while living in Jacksonville, the narrator takes a job
Teaching school

Making cigars

Working at a hotel

Working on the railroad
24 What language do many of the cigar makers speak?
German

French

Portuguese

Spanish
25 After excelling at the cigar factory, the narrator is given the prestigious job of
the recruiter

the foreman

the manager

the reader

Ex Colored

Simply to produce lighter skinned kids. Lighter skin tones have social advantages than lower-status blacks.

Asked by Jamya D #1305032

Answered by Aslan on 5/5/2023 2:07 AM

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Which statement supports the theme of “passing as white", from the Passage of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored man?

Are you providing choices here?

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Do you fault the narrator for deciding to pass as white, or do you believe he justifies his decision?

This is really an opinion question. Like several other novels that came to relevance during the Harlem Renaissance, Johnson deals with the theme of "passing". Passing is not as straightforward it sounds. [Autobiography] deals with the...

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