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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. How does Gilroy characterize identity?
(a) As a mask that is assumed for its benefits.
(b) As the context that demands explanations and a sense of self.
(c) As an essence that can be revealed by returning to roots.
(d) As an accomplishment that changes over time.

2. What idea does Gilroy say black consciousness forces us to revise?
(a) The idea of inalienable rights.
(b) The idea of equality between workers, men and women, and the races.
(c) The idea that capitalism brings progress wherever it goes.
(d) The idea of the cultural center and the periphery.

3. Who first defined the notion of the master-slave dialectic?
(a) Emerson.
(b) Kant.
(c) Hegel.
(d) Nietzsche.

4. Which factor did NOT divide black subjectivity according to Gilroy's account of Richard Wright's thought?
(a) Family ties.
(b) The demands of his national and racial identifies.
(c) Cultural affiliation.
(d) Citizenship.

5. What does Gilroy say blacks used to unify themselves?
(a) A political agenda.
(b) Art.
(c) Literature.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilroy say Richard Wright was ambivalent to?

2. How does Gilroy characterize modern subjectivity?

3. What are the two parts of the double consciousness Gilroy describes?

4. What does Gilroy say was a formative influence on black culture in Richard Wright's works?

5. What kind of conception of blackness does Gilroy say he prefers?

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