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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Black Atlantic as a Counterculture of Modernity.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gilroy say modern racial concepts do too much of?
(a) Advance poor and ignorant people.
(b) Obscure racial realities.
(c) Redistribute wealth.
(d) Take power from blacks and immigrants.

3. What does Gilroy say modern historical conditions require of race concepts?
(a) Essentialism.
(b) Return to origins.
(c) Developmental progression.
(d) Practical applications.

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

5. What kind of relation did Martin Robison Delany foresee between English capital, black American intellect and African labor?
(a) A decentralized marketplace of powers and ideas.
(b) A global arts and entertainment empire.
(c) A dynamic alliance.
(d) A hegemonic empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilroy say we should look at the history of race in the West?

2. When was Martin Robison Delany born?

3. What was Martin Robison Delany vocally critical of, as Gilroy tells it?

4. What criticism does Gilroy make of modern racial and ethnic concepts?

5. What is the notion of the black Atlantic opposed to as Gilroy defines it?

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