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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 Richard Wright want to deprive white people of?
(a) The language of black culture.
(b) The consolation of philosophy.
(c) The power of voyeurism.
(d) The consolation of tears.

2. What does the concept of the Black Atlantic do to old notions of race, according to Gilroy?
(a) Revises them.
(b) Challenges them.
(c) Confirms them.
(d) Explodes them.

3. Where does Gilroy say black intellectuals have gone to get in touch with elements of modern subjectivity?
(a) The mall.
(b) The ghetto.
(c) The suburbs.
(d) The factory.

4. How does Gilroy describe slavery's relation to western civilization?
(a) An untold story.
(b) A key part.
(c) A shameful secret.
(d) A footnote.

5. What does Gilroy say postmodernism claims for itself?
(a) Uniqueness.
(b) Egalitarianism.
(c) Peace.
(d) Unprecedented power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilroy say the language of ethnic opposition typically does?

2. What does Gilroy say gave Richard Wright his authenticity?

3. What was Martin Robison Delany searching for?

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

5. What does the notion of the Black Atlantic produce according to Gilroy?

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