Asian Literature

What is the primary sacred language of Hinduism?

• Kanji

• Hanja

• Hangul

• Sanskrit

What term refers to the literature written in Chinese by Chinese-speaking writers?

• Li Po Literature

• Tu Fu Literature

• Sinophone Literature

• Sanskrit Literature

Which country is also known as “The Land of Blue Dragon?”

• Laos

• Cambodia

• Vietnam

• Thailand

What is considered as the most important work in Hebrew literature?

• Bible

• Mishnaic

• Judea

• Hieroglyphics

What was the mother language in Indonesia that evolves into Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese and Batak or Madurese?

• Hangul

• Sanskrit

• Malay

• Yiddish

Which of the following is considered the oldest novels in the world written by Murasaki Shikibu?

• Tale of Heike

• Tale of Genji

• The Kojiki

• None of the above

What was the impact of Aryans in the Indian Literature?

• The Aryans brought many gifts to India.

• The Aryans brought Hinduism to the Indus Valley.

• The Aryans introduced Sanskrit to the people of Indus Valley.

• All of the above

In the short story entitled “Mastiff”, what is the representation of dog?

• death

• life

• the inevitability persistence of time, love, and death.

• time

Why were the writers of Thailand heavily influenced by Indian culture?

• because Thai’s wants to mimic Ramayana

• because former leaders are relatives

• because of the invasion of western countries

• because of Thailand’s close historical association with the Srivijayan empire

What term refers to a philosophy that is all-encompassing way of thinking and living that entails ancestor reverence and a profound human-centered religiousness?

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism