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