The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quizzes

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Quiz 1

1 "Autobiography" was first published in
1902

1927

1900

1912
2 "Autobiography" was reissued in
1912

1950

1929

1927
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?
Romanticism

Postmodernism

Naturalism

Harlem Renaissance
5 The narrator was born in
Mississippi

Alabama

Georgia

Connecticut
6 What gift does the narrator's father give him as a child?
A coin to wear as a necklace

A pet

A letter

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

Georgia

Connecticut

Alabama
8 What instrument does the narrator first learn to play?
Trumpet

Organ

Piano

Trombone
9 Red is
prejudiced against colored kids

mean-spirited

the most ambitious kid in the class

large and not very smart
10 Shiny is
white

intelligent and ambitious

mean-spirited

unmotivated
11 The first time the narrator's mother rebukes him is in regards to
a racial slur

a fight

poor performance in school

laziness
12 The narrator learns he is "colored"
when he looks closely at himself in the mirror

when his mother tells him

when his friends tell him

through the school principal
13 After discovering his racial identity, the narrator turns inward and begins reading a great deal. The book he speaks most of is
David Copperfield

The Republic

War and Peace

the Bible
14 The narrator's first love
is a piano player

is a "colored" girl

loves him back

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

his father

his teacher

his first love
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 Bible

Money

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

Phyllis Wheatley's poems

A history textbook

The Bible
19 The hallmark of the narrator's middle school graduation is the speech given by
Red

The narrator

A boy he doesn't know

Shiny
20 How does the narrator procure money to go to college?
Working as a teacher

His father

A musical benefit

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

Boston

New York

Atlanta
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

Making cigars

Teaching school
24 What language do many of the cigar makers speak?
German

French

Spanish

Portuguese
25 After excelling at the cigar factory, the narrator is given the prestigious job of
the reader

the manager

the foreman

the recruiter

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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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

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