Postcolonialism Quiz

Who is the author of the book Orientalism, which popularized key ideas in post-colonial theory?

• Stuart Hall

• Homi Bhabha

• Gayatri Spivak

• Edward Said

Which term is used to describe a set of theory and practices that explore the legacy of colonialism in the present day?

• Postmodernism

• Postcolonialism

• Structuralism

• Feminism

What is the central thrust of Edward Said's thesis in his book Orientalism?

• The West has no influence on global culture

• The East is logical and cultured

• The West defines the East in a way that serves its own interests

• The East has more power in dictating global culture

Which language is used in the film Black Panther to carry real-world histories of resistance to colonialism into the text?

• Mandarin

• Spanish

• French

• isiXhosa

What is the central idea of pan-Africanism as depicted in Black Panther?

• Global solidarity between all people of African descent

• Colonization of other continents

• Promotion of Western culture

• Isolation of African nations

According to Peter Barry, what is one of the characteristics that recur throughout postcolonial analyses?

• An emphasis on identity as singular and stable

• A focus on the superiority of Western culture

• A rejection of cross-cultural interactions

• An awareness of representations of the non-European as exotic or immoral Other

What is the main focus of the film Black Panther in terms of postcolonial critique?

• Middle Eastern cultural heritage

• European colonization of Asia

• African nations' development on their own terms

• South American political history

Which theorist is interested in the mixing-up of cultures and the effects on individual and communal identity?

• Stuart Hall

• Homi Bhabha

• Gayatri Spivak

• Edward Said

What does Gayatri Spivak argue in her essay Can the Subaltern Speak?

• To constitute the colonial subject as the norm

• To give voice to the colonizers

• To constitute the colonial subject as Other

• To erase all cultural identities

In what way does Black Panther decenter Western hegemony?

• By portraying Europe as the most powerful continent

• By placing a fictional African nation at the center of geopolitics

• By ignoring African culture

• By promoting Western ideologies