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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Jewels Brought from Bondage, Black Music and the Politics of Authenticity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilroy say about music's status in culture?
(a) It should be recognized as a form of communication.
(b) It should be higher.
(c) It should be used as a political tool.
(d) It should be appreciated as an art form.

2. How does Gilroy characterize postmodernity?
(a) As the fulfillment of history.
(b) As an apocalyptic prophecy for Western culture.
(c) As the deterioration of historical evolution of culture.
(d) As a radical break of modernity from previous periods.

3. What kind of social relations does music create according to Gilroy?
(a) Hierarchical.
(b) Liberating.
(c) Non-dominating.
(d) Non-violent.

4. How does Gilroy characterize modern subjectivity?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Unique.
(c) Decentralized.
(d) Neurotic.

5. What does Gilroy assert in opposition to these master-race intellectuals?
(a) That race only applies for people who are marked by visible racial characteristics.
(b) That race has its own uniqueness.
(c) That race is ultimately optional.
(d) That history cannot be stripped of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relation did Martin Robison Delany foresee between English capital, black American intellect and African labor?

2. What image did English fans have of what a black performer should be like?

3. Under what light does this claim cease to hold up, in Gilroy's opinion?

4. How does Gilroy characterize the residual feelings from slavery?

5. How does Gilroy describe Afro-Atlantic culture's place in Western culture?

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