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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Cheer the Weary Traveller, W.E.B. Du Bois, Germany and the Politics of (Dis)placement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image did English fans have of what a black performer should be like?
(a) Savage, illiterate, brutal.
(b) Intellectual, hip, wise.
(c) Cool, aloof, suave.
(d) Wild, sexual, unrestrained.

2. What does the concept of the Black Atlantic do to old notions of race, according to Gilroy?
(a) Confirms them.
(b) Challenges them.
(c) Revises them.
(d) Explodes them.

3. What function does the first chapter serve?
(a) Conceptual background.
(b) Anecdotal introduction.
(c) Humorous analogy.
(d) Historical perspective.

4. How does Gilroy characterize identity?
(a) As an essence that can be revealed by returning to roots.
(b) As a mask that is assumed for its benefits.
(c) As the context that demands explanations and a sense of self.
(d) As an accomplishment that changes over time.

5. How does Gilroy characterize the relation that binds the master race to the slave race?
(a) Absolute power.
(b) Subservience.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Dependence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What cultural work does Gilroy say music has performed?

3. What is the first period of black history, according to DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk?

4. What did music create in Gilroy's opinion?

5. How does Gilroy say racial roots should be understood?

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