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