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