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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. How does Gilroy characterize postmodernity?
(a) As the deterioration of historical evolution of culture.
(b) As a radical break of modernity from previous periods.
(c) As the fulfillment of history.
(d) As an apocalyptic prophecy for Western culture.

2. Whose consciousness is Black Atlantic focused on?
(a) Africans.
(b) Anglo-Africans.
(c) African-Americans.
(d) Indigenous people.

3. What does Gilroy say people become after witnessing black music?
(a) Apologists.
(b) Anti-essentialists.
(c) Relativists.
(d) Essentialists.

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

5. How does Gilroy characterize identity?
(a) As an essence that can be revealed by returning to roots.
(b) As an accomplishment that changes over time.
(c) As the context that demands explanations and a sense of self.
(d) As a mask that is assumed for its benefits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did black music help to form in Britain as Gilroy describes it?

2. What did music create in Gilroy's opinion?

3. How does Gilroy characterize modern subjectivity?

4. What does Gilroy say black diaspora styles of music typically emphasize?

5. What role has music played in debates of modernity according to Gilroy?

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