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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Masters, Mistresses, Slaves and the Antinomies of Modernity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilroy characterize the relation that binds the master race to the slave race?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Subservience.
(c) Absolute power.
(d) Dependence.

2. When was Martin Robison Delany born?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1865.

3. What does Gilroy say modern thinkers focus on in describing modernity?
(a) Economic prosperity.
(b) Medical developments.
(c) Technological changes.
(d) Racial suffering.

4. How does Gilroy characterize defenders of modernity's attitude toward the African diaspora?
(a) Excessively interested.
(b) Casually interested.
(c) Uninterested.
(d) Primarily interested.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation does Gilroy say Western culture has with black politics?

2. What relation does Gilroy describe as fundamental to the black experience?

3. How does Gilroy say we should look at the history of race in the West?

4. What function does the first chapter serve?

5. How does Gilroy characterize the modern self?

(see the answer key)

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