Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
  • 1. In 'Black Skin, White Masks', what is the primary psychological condition Fanon analyzes?
A) Economic inequality between races
B) Inferiority complex in Black people
C) Superiority complex in white people
D) Political oppression in colonies
  • 2. Which philosopher's work does Fanon frequently reference and critique?
A) Nietzsche
B) Kant
C) Hegel
D) Marx
  • 3. What is Fanon's view on interracial relationships in the book?
A) They are purely biological
B) They solve racial problems
C) They should be prohibited
D) They reflect desire for whiteness
  • 4. What is the primary methodology Fanon uses in his analysis?
A) Statistical analysis
B) Literary criticism
C) Historical materialism
D) Existential phenomenology
  • 5. What does Fanon say about the Black man's desire for recognition?
A) He rejects all recognition
B) He only wants self-recognition
C) He seeks it from Africa
D) He seeks it from white society
  • 6. Which concept describes being trapped between two cultures?
A) Cultural superiority
B) Cultural alienation
C) Cultural evolution
D) Cultural integration
  • 7. What is the 'white mask' metaphor?
A) White people pretending
B) Adopting white culture
C) Theater performance
D) Physical disguise
  • 8. According to Fanon, what is the result of colonial education?
A) Internalized inferiority
B) True enlightenment
C) Cultural preservation
D) Economic advancement
  • 9. How does Fanon view the relationship between race and class?
A) Class explains everything
B) Race has specific psychological effects
C) Neither matters
D) They are identical
  • 10. What is Fanon's position on biological race?
A) Supports it fully
B) Rejects biological determinism
C) Ignores the concept
D) Sees it as primary
  • 11. How does Fanon describe the experience of being objectified?
A) As irrelevant
B) As fixed by the white gaze
C) As empowering
D) As voluntary
  • 12. What language does Fanon analyze as a tool of colonial domination?
A) Dutch
B) Portuguese
C) English
D) French
  • 13. Which Caribbean island was Fanon from?
A) Haiti
B) Martinique
C) Jamaica
D) Trinidad
  • 14. What does Fanon propose as a solution to colonial alienation?
A) Economic development alone
B) Complete assimilation
C) Religious conversion
D) Human liberation through action
  • 15. Which European colony in Africa deeply influenced Fanon's later work?
A) Ghana
B) Kenya
C) Congo
D) Algeria
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