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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Jewels Brought from Bondage, Black Music and the Politics of Authenticity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilroy say racial roots should be understood?
(a) As ancient essences.
(b) As a hidden history.
(c) As a process of movement and mediation.
(d) As a source of power.

2. Where does Gilroy say black intellectuals have gone to get in touch with elements of modern subjectivity?
(a) The mall.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) The factory.
(d) The ghetto.

3. Why does Gilroy say that it is odd that music held this role?
(a) Because talented artists have made enormous strides in musical forms.
(b) Because music has brought people together more than any other cultural form.
(c) Because public culture has consisted largely of music.
(d) Because music has hit themes of class and race.

4. What image does Gilroy use as an emblem of the experience his book will describe?
(a) The hangman's noose.
(b) The livery coat.
(c) The slave plantation.
(d) The slave ship.

5. What does Gilroy say the language of ethnic opposition typically does?
(a) Accommodates numerous racial experiences.
(b) Provides a false sense of power and identity.
(c) Obscures racial differences.
(d) Empowers oppressed minorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose point of view does Gilroy want to include in history?

2. How does Gilroy characterize the slaves' literacy?

3. What effect do international corporations have on black musical styles in Gilroy's opinion?

4. When were the Fisk University Jubilee Singers performing?

5. What does the notion of the Black Atlantic produce according to Gilroy?

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