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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 limitations are ideas of race experiencing in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) They are too nationalistic.
(b) They are too rural.
(c) They are too essentialist.
(d) They are too cosmopolitan.

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

3. How does Gilroy say the Black Atlantic should be understood?
(a) As a unit of cultural analysis.
(b) As a form of economic exchange.
(c) As a collision of cultures.
(d) As a period in race relations.

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

5. What reason does Gilroy use for justifying this characterization of the notion of racial purity?
(a) It fuels a false sense of cultural identity.
(b) It lumps dissimilar people together.
(c) It obscures realities.
(d) It gives individuals too much freedom.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Gilroy characterize identity?

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

5. Who was Martin Robison Delany?

(see the answer key)

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