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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Without the Consolation of Tears, Richard Wright, France and the Ambivalence of Community.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Gilroy say the Black Atlantic should be understood?
(a) As a period in race relations.
(b) As a unit of cultural analysis.
(c) As a form of economic exchange.
(d) As a collision of cultures.

4. What does the concept of the diaspora help with in Gilroy's opinion?
(a) Differentiating between black cultures.
(b) Unifying black cultures.
(c) Returning black music to its sources.
(d) Providing historical context for black music.

5. Where does Gilroy say modern black politics is located in relation to Western civilization?
(a) Underneath.
(b) At the periphery.
(c) Both inside and outside.
(d) Everywhere throughout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what light does this claim cease to hold up, in Gilroy's opinion?

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

3. What phrase did Richard Wright use for the Negro?

4. How does Gilroy suggest we think about the history of slavery?

5. What kind of history did Frederick Douglass propose according to Gilroy?

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