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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Masters, Mistresses, Slaves and the Antinomies of Modernity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilroy describe slavery's relation to western civilization?
(a) A footnote.
(b) A shameful secret.
(c) A key part.
(d) An untold story.

2. How does Gilroy characterize defenders of modernity's attitude toward the African diaspora?
(a) Primarily interested.
(b) Excessively interested.
(c) Uninterested.
(d) Casually interested.

3. What has race been left out of, in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) Utopian visions.
(b) The idea of capitalism.
(c) The idea of modernity.
(d) Modern visions of socialism.

4. What has been superseded by economic, social and cultural forces, according to Gilroy?
(a) The nation-state.
(b) Race.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilroy say about the Enlightenment notion of universality?

2. What idea does Gilroy say black consciousness forces us to revise?

3. What does Gilroy say postmodernism claims for itself?

4. When was Martin Robison Delany born?

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

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