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