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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) Inferiority complex in Black people
B) Political oppression in colonies
C) Superiority complex in white people
D) Economic inequality between races
  • 2. Which philosopher's work does Fanon frequently reference and critique?
A) Nietzsche
B) Marx
C) Kant
D) Hegel
  • 3. What is Fanon's view on interracial relationships in the book?
A) They should be prohibited
B) They reflect desire for whiteness
C) They solve racial problems
D) They are purely biological
  • 4. What is the primary methodology Fanon uses in his analysis?
A) Historical materialism
B) Existential phenomenology
C) Literary criticism
D) Statistical analysis
  • 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 integration
B) Cultural evolution
C) Cultural superiority
D) Cultural alienation
  • 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) Internalized inferiority
B) Cultural preservation
C) Economic advancement
D) True enlightenment
  • 9. How does Fanon view the relationship between race and class?
A) Class explains everything
B) They are identical
C) Race has specific psychological effects
D) Neither matters
  • 10. What is Fanon's position on biological race?
A) Supports it fully
B) Ignores the concept
C) Rejects biological determinism
D) Sees it as primary
  • 11. How does Fanon describe the experience of being objectified?
A) As empowering
B) As voluntary
C) As fixed by the white gaze
D) As irrelevant
  • 12. What language does Fanon analyze as a tool of colonial domination?
A) English
B) Portuguese
C) French
D) Dutch
  • 13. Which Caribbean island was Fanon from?
A) Martinique
B) Haiti
C) Trinidad
D) Jamaica
  • 14. What does Fanon propose as a solution to colonial alienation?
A) Complete assimilation
B) Economic development alone
C) Human liberation through action
D) Religious conversion
  • 15. Which European colony in Africa deeply influenced Fanon's later work?
A) Kenya
B) Congo
C) Ghana
D) Algeria
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