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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 point of view does Gilroy want to include in history?
(a) The woman's.
(b) The free black's.
(c) The slave owner's.
(d) The slave's.

2. When did the majority of the British black population emigrate according to Gilroy?
(a) After the American Revolution.
(b) After the American Civil War.
(c) After the Great War.
(d) After World War II.

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

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

5. Why does Gilroy say that it is odd that music held this role?
(a) Because music has hit themes of class and race.
(b) Because public culture has consisted largely of music.
(c) Because talented artists have made enormous strides in musical forms.
(d) Because music has brought people together more than any other cultural form.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilroy say about the realities of black experiences on both sides of the Atlantic?

2. How does Gilroy characterize the pluralistic camp in black artistic circles?

3. What does Gilroy say blacks search for in spite of the fragmentation of musical genres and traditions?

4. What relation does Gilroy describe as fundamental to the black experience?

5. What reason does Gilroy use for justifying this characterization of the notion of racial purity?

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