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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 does this image symbolize for Gilroy?
(a) A macrocosmic view of race relations.
(b) A micro-cultural, micro-political system.
(c) A formula for evaluating race relations in history.
(d) A theme to improvise on as he continues.

2. When did the majority of the British black population emigrate according to Gilroy?
(a) After the American Civil War.
(b) After the Great War.
(c) After World War II.
(d) After the American Revolution.

3. What does Gilroy say blacks used to unify themselves?
(a) A political agenda.
(b) Literature.
(c) Music.
(d) Art.

4. The first mode of double consciousness is particular to whom?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Free blacks.
(c) Blacks generally.
(d) Slavers.

5. What contradiction did Martin Robison Delany NOT embody in his beliefs, according to Gilroy?
(a) Pro- and anti-Africa feelings.
(b) Nationalist and internationalist beliefs.
(c) Radical and conservative nationalism.
(d) Abolitionist and pro-slavery convictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Gilroy use for justifying this characterization of the notion of racial purity?

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

3. What kind of relation did Martin Robison Delany foresee between English capital, black American intellect and African labor?

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

5. How does Gilroy characterize the notion of racial purity?

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