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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 predict will be the fault line issues for the twenty-first century?
2. What does Gilroy say we should accept as inescapable?
3. What does Gilroy say is the only way to deal with the history of slavery?
4. What heresy did Richard Wright commit, in Gilroy's account?
5. What does Gilroy say Richard Wright was criticized for?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the pan-Africanism movement which Richard Wright was part of.
3. How does Gilroy characterize the ontological state of slavery?
4. What does Gilroy have to say about violence in American culture?
5. Why do Jews and blacks both resist the comparison of slavery and the Holocaust, as Gilroy describes it?
6. What origin legitimized Richard Wright in readers' eyes?
7. What was DuBois' relation with blackness?
8. What relation does Gilroy draw between the black Atlantic and the Holocaust?
9. What does Gilroy say is the black relation with time?
10. What idea was undermined, in Richard Wright's mind, by the violence of modern American culture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
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