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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 conflict was taking up too much space in the discussion of race in American literature according to Richard Wright?
(a) The conflict between men and women.
(b) The conflict between young and old.
(c) The conflict between man and technology.
(d) The conflict between owners and workers.

2. How does Gilroy characterize postmodernity?
(a) As the fulfillment of history.
(b) As an apocalyptic prophecy for Western culture.
(c) As the deterioration of historical evolution of culture.
(d) As a radical break of modernity from previous periods.

3. What movement is Richard Wright associated with?
(a) Muslim militarism.
(b) Black pacifism.
(c) Pan-Africanism.
(d) Black power.

4. What heresy did Richard Wright commit, in Gilroy's account?
(a) Saying that history would repeat itself with slavery.
(b) Saying that blacks shared responsibility for their situation.
(c) Saying that black liberation was impossible, because the self is an endless war against itself.
(d) Saying that blacks really were inferior to whites, in certain cases.

5. What does Gilroy say Richard Wright was ambivalent to?
(a) A closed racial community.
(b) Harmonious coexistence with dominant culture.
(c) Assimilation.
(d) Reconciliation with white culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilroy characterize the pluralistic camp in black artistic circles?

2. What does Gilroy say about music's status in culture?

3. How does Gilroy characterize modern subjectivity?

4. How does Gilroy characterize the relation that binds the master race to the slave race?

5. How does Gilroy say that Richard Wright saw capitalism?

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