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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilroy say Richard Wright was criticized for?

2. How does Gilroy turn away from Richard Wright at the end of The Black Atlantic?

3. What movement is Richard Wright associated with?

4. What is the last period of black history, according to DuBois, in The Souls of Black Folk?

5. What does Gilroy say blacks used to unify themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gilroy say politics did for black culture?

2. Describe the pan-Africanism movement which Richard Wright was part of.

3. How does Gilroy characterize the ontological state of slavery?

4. What idea was undermined, in Richard Wright's mind, by the violence of modern American culture?

5. What did DuBois argue was the only way to deal with the brutality of modern civilized life in the South?

6. What origin legitimized Richard Wright in readers' eyes?

7. How does Gilroy say the discussion he has had in 'Black Atlantic' is likely to help in the twenty-first century, when Western culture faces challenges over resources and sustainability?

8. What does Gilroy say is the black relation with time?

9. What tension did politics create in black culture?

10. Why, in Gilroy's opinion, is tradition useful in modern black culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of The Black Atlantic. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Gilroy celebrates black music for its ability to avoid the monotone discourse that takes place in other parts of black culture. How does Gilroy himself preserve the sound of other voices and perspectives throughout his book?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between race and nationality according to Gilroy? What was it originally and what has it become? How has it changed over time? What changed it?

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