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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Jewels Brought from Bondage, Black Music and the Politics of Authenticity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose narrative does Gilroy say rests upon the narrative of the black Atlantic?
(a) The liberated woman's.
(b) The white European's.
(c) The factory owners'.
(d) The modern workers'.

2. What does Gilroy say about music's status in culture?
(a) It should be recognized as a form of communication.
(b) It should be higher.
(c) It should be used as a political tool.
(d) It should be appreciated as an art form.

3. What relation does Gilroy say Western culture has with black politics?
(a) Stepparent.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Sibling.
(d) Father.

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

5. How does Gilroy characterize the modern self?
(a) Holistic.
(b) Fractured.
(c) Contingent.
(d) Temporary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of collaboration according to Gilroy?

2. What does Gilroy say postmodernism claims for itself?

3. What function does the first chapter serve?

4. What image does Gilroy use as an emblem of the experience his book will describe?

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

(see the answer key)

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