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Quiz about Invisible Man  Basics
Quiz about Invisible Man  Basics

"Invisible Man" Basics Trivia Quiz


Basic themes and characters in Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man."

A multiple-choice quiz by Agent07. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Agent07
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
255,051
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
227
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the main character's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What topic is the book mainly about? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What do the dancing Sambo dolls represent? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What event forces the main character out into the world of New York City? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What does the main character earn through his graduation speech at the bar? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of the disreputable bar just off campus of the black college? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Brotherhood uses the main character's speeches to make what their main speech topic? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who accuses the main character of being an opportunist and using the Brotherhood to become a dictator? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where does the main character begin and end this story? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What occurs in Harlem at the end of the novel as a result of Ras' and the Brotherhood's work? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the main character's name?

Answer: No name mentioned

The fact that the main character's name is never mentioned emphasizes his invisibility.
2. What topic is the book mainly about?

Answer: Racism

The main character, who is black, discovers how all the whites around him have been using him for their own purposes. Once he becomes aware of his "new state", he realizes he is invisible, because people only see his color.
3. What do the dancing Sambo dolls represent?

Answer: Blacks under white control

Blacks were made to "dance" by whites, just like the Sambo dolls were made to dance by whomever held the string.
4. What event forces the main character out into the world of New York City?

Answer: He is expelled from college

When Dr Bledsoe expells the main character, he does not tell him outright that he is expelled. He tells the main character to work in New York to earn money, and when he has earned enough, he can return to college.
5. What does the main character earn through his graduation speech at the bar?

Answer: A scholarship to a black college

This speech emphasizes how blind the main character is to the racism and discrimination going on around him. The white men reward him by furthering his education in blindness at a black college.
6. What is the name of the disreputable bar just off campus of the black college?

Answer: The Golden Day

The name of the bar is ironic, considering how the day the main character goes there is, in his opinion, his darkest day. However, this event, which causes him to be expelled, allows his eyes to be opened to racism.
7. The Brotherhood uses the main character's speeches to make what their main speech topic?

Answer: Dispossession

The Brotherhood then makes the main character undergo "scientific" training so that his speeches wouldn't be "backwards and reactionary."
8. Who accuses the main character of being an opportunist and using the Brotherhood to become a dictator?

Answer: Brother Wrestrum

The accusation against the main character causes him to be moved to a different assignment downtown: the Woman Question.
9. Where does the main character begin and end this story?

Answer: In a hole

The entire story is told in retrospect. He begins in the hole, tells his story as to how he got there, and then offers his insights or conclusions to the whole experience.
10. What occurs in Harlem at the end of the novel as a result of Ras' and the Brotherhood's work?

Answer: A riot

The Brotherhood, really a branch of the Communist Party, and Ras both cause the blacks to stir and rebel against society. Harlem is simulateously swarmed, robbed, and burned; accordingly, chaos ensues.
Source: Author Agent07

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