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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 does Gilroy say about the realities of black experiences on both sides of the Atlantic?
(a) They are not well theorized.
(b) They are unified around the experience of slavery.
(c) They are centered on the experience of the exploitations of capitalism.
(d) They do not fit into neat categories.

2. What are the two parts of the double consciousness Gilroy describes?
(a) Primitive culture and modern culture.
(b) Self-aware intellect and blind impulses and urges.
(c) Politics of fulfillment and politics of transformation.
(d) Politics of subordination and politics of emancipation.

3. What does Gilroy say is the fact of racial life?
(a) There are no clear boundaries between people.
(b) Governments are heavily invested in maintaining the distinction between races.
(c) Races are strictly segregated in de facto fashion.
(d) Race is a matter of choice and identification.

4. How does Gilroy characterize the mood of the black Atlantic?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Dry.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Restless.

5. What effect do international corporations have on black musical styles in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) They freeze the forms.
(b) They drive change in the forms.
(c) They reward the simplest innovations.
(d) They follow the innovators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common memory for British blacks in Gilroy's opinion?

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

3. What does Gilroy say is wrong with contemporary criticism of African-American literature?

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

5. How does Gilroy defend Richard Wright against charges of sexism?

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