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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. When was Martin Robison Delany born?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1812.

2. What did music create in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) A tradition of minstrelsy.
(b) A priestly caste of lay intellectuals.
(c) Contention between factions of black intellectuals.
(d) New forms of art in white culture.

3. How does Gilroy describe Afro-Atlantic culture's place in Western culture?
(a) Tenuous.
(b) Unsteady.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Secure.

4. What kind of conception of blackness does Gilroy say he prefers?
(a) Accommodationist.
(b) Modern.
(c) Pluralistic.
(d) Essential.

5. How does Gilroy say racial roots should be understood?
(a) As a process of movement and mediation.
(b) As ancient essences.
(c) As a source of power.
(d) As a hidden history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the concept of the Black Atlantic do to old notions of race, according to Gilroy?

2. How does Gilroy characterize the consciousness of the slave?

3. What image did English fans have of what a black performer should be like?

4. What language does Gilroy say sometimes dominates the language of racial emancipation in black music?

5. What limitations are ideas of race experiencing in Gilroy's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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