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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Without the Consolation of Tears, Richard Wright, France and the Ambivalence of Community.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilroy characterize the exceptionalist camp in black artistic circles?
(a) Proletariat.
(b) Demotic.
(c) Elite.
(d) Quotidian.

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

3. Where does Gilroy say Richard Wright's profundity came from?
(a) His access to African-American vernacular.
(b) His personal experience.
(c) His family.
(d) His region.

4. How does Gilroy describe slavery's relation to western civilization?
(a) An untold story.
(b) A shameful secret.
(c) A footnote.
(d) A key part.

5. Whose narrative does Gilroy say rests upon the narrative of the black Atlantic?
(a) The factory owners'.
(b) The liberated woman's.
(c) The white European's.
(d) The modern workers'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has race been left out of, in Gilroy's opinion?

2. What role has music played in debates of modernity according to Gilroy?

3. What does Gilroy say was a formative influence on black culture in Richard Wright's works?

4. What literary form does Gilroy say gave blacks access to self-creation?

5. How does Gilroy characterize the residual feelings from slavery?

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