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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. What did Richard Wright say was the core of modernization?
(a) Cheap energy.
(b) Technological exploitation of resources.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Racial subordination.

2. What does Gilroy say led to Jimi Hendrix's triumph in the U.S.?
(a) His exposure to voodoo.
(b) His cosmopolitan culture.
(c) His success in Europe.
(d) His experiences in Africa.

3. What has race been left out of, in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) The idea of modernity.
(b) Modern visions of socialism.
(c) The idea of capitalism.
(d) Utopian visions.

4. How does Gilroy defend Richard Wright against charges of sexism?
(a) By describing the role of women in Wright's life.
(b) By arguing that Wright was insightful into the sexist nature of black experience.
(c) By saying that Wright's main characters are often sympathetic with women.
(d) By analyzing female characters in Wright's minor novels.

5. Who said that slavery is at the natal core of modernity?
(a) Gilroy.
(b) W. E. B. DuBois.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Hegel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Gilroy say black consciousness forces us to revise?

2. What does Gilroy say gave Richard Wright his authenticity?

3. What relation does Gilroy say Western culture has with black politics?

4. Whose narrative does Gilroy say rests upon the narrative of the black Atlantic?

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

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