The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quizzes

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quiz 1

1 "Autobiography" was first published in
1900

1927

1912

1902
2 "Autobiography" was reissued in
1927

1912

1950

1929
3 "Autobiography" was originally published
under a pseudonym

using Johnson's real name

under Johnson's friend's name

anonymously
4 What literary movement is "Autobiography" associated with?
Postmodernism

Harlem Renaissance

Romanticism

Naturalism
5 The narrator was born in
Mississippi

Alabama

Connecticut

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

A pet

A coin to wear as a necklace

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

New York

Georgia

Connecticut
8 What instrument does the narrator first learn to play?
Organ

Trombone

Trumpet

Piano
9 Red is
mean-spirited

prejudiced against colored kids

the most ambitious kid in the class

large and not very smart
10 Shiny is
unmotivated

intelligent and ambitious

mean-spirited

white
11 The first time the narrator's mother rebukes him is in regards to
a fight

laziness

poor performance in school

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

when his friends tell him

when his mother tells him

when he looks closely at himself in the mirror
13 After discovering his racial identity, the narrator turns inward and begins reading a great deal. The book he speaks most of is
War and Peace

David Copperfield

The Republic

the Bible
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 first love

his teacher

the principal

his father
16 What are the narrator's mother's thoughts on his father?
She is bitter

She is sad and thinks he is a bad person

She is indifferent

She loves him and defends him
17 What gift does the narrator's father send to the house for him?
A bicycle

A piano

Money

A Bible
18 What book helps illuminate slavery for the narrator?
The Bible

A history textbook

Phyllis Wheatley's poems

Uncle Tom's Cabin
19 The hallmark of the narrator's middle school graduation is the speech given by
Shiny

Red

The narrator

A boy he doesn't know
20 How does the narrator procure money to go to college?
Borrowing from his music teacher

Working as a teacher

A musical benefit

His father
21 Where is the college that the narrator decides to attend?
Atlanta

New York

Boston

New Haven
22 What unfortunate thing happens to the narrator when he is in Atlanta?
His money is stolen

He is kicked out of school

He gets in a fight

He faces discrimination
23 In order to make money while living in Jacksonville, the narrator takes a job
Working at a hotel

Working on the railroad

Teaching school

Making cigars
24 What language do many of the cigar makers speak?
Spanish

French

Portuguese

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

the reader

the manager

the foreman

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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Answered by Aslan on 9/30/2022 4:44 AM

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