Staying Power by Peter Fryer
  • 1. What is the primary subject of Peter Fryer's 'Staying Power'?
A) The Industrial Revolution in Britain
B) The history of Black people in Britain
C) The history of the British Empire
D) British political philosophy
  • 2. A key argument of the book is that racism in Britain was...
A) Primarily a working-class phenomenon
B) A recent import from the United States
C) Non-existent before the 20th century
D) A product of colonialism and slavery
  • 3. Which Tudor queen issued an edict to expel 'Blackmoors' from England?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Mary I
C) Catherine of Aragon
D) Anne Boleyn
  • 4. The 1919 race riots in British port cities were primarily triggered by...
A) Competition for jobs and housing after WWI
B) The arrest of a Black political leader
C) The passage of restrictive immigration laws
D) A strike by white sailors
  • 5. The arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush in 1948 is iconic because it...
A) Brought the first Black people to Britain
B) Was the last ship carrying enslaved Africans
C) Symbolized the start of large-scale post-war Caribbean migration
D) Carried British troops back from India
  • 6. Fryer argues that post-war immigration legislation was designed to...
A) Restrict the entry of non-white Commonwealth citizens
B) Encourage migration from Europe
C) Simplify the process for all migrants
D) Promote multiculturalism
  • 7. Fryer's work is considered foundational to which field of study?
A) Medieval European economics
B) Black British history
C) Post-colonial literature in Africa
D) The history of the British monarchy
  • 8. The title 'Staying Power' refers to the...
A) Economic power of the Empire
B) Persistence and resilience of Black people in Britain
C) Military strength of the British navy
D) Longevity of the British monarchy
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