Asian Literature

Asian Literature encompasses literature from the following countries except

• Korea.

• Turkey.

• Singapore.

• Nigeria.

The Asian value system emphasises

• family and filial piety.

• great respect for elders.

• strong adherence to traditions.

• egocentricity and individualism.

Asian Literature educates because it

• gives a 'voice' to the people.

• conveys quality and complexity of life.

• conveys ethnic diversity.

• defines gender roles and responsibilities.

When writers and readers alike join in the 'act' of change, Asian literature is said to

• provide entertainment.

• be a subversive act.

• give hope.

• educate.

Asian folktales, proverbs, riddles, songs, legends and myths are within the genre of

• traditional oral literature.

• religious narratives.

• non-narrative poetry.

• narrative prose.

The 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

The values, morality, and principles or proper human conduct are recurrent themes in the following Asian literary texts except

• Confucius writings.

• Noh plays.

• the epic of Ramayana.

• Aesop fables.

Wheel of karma, importance of reciprocity, resilience of human nature are some of the common _____ inherent in Asian Literature.

• themes

• functions

• beliefs

• roles