EILEEN CHONG: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND POETRY QUIZ

According to the text, what best describes the core challenge of diasporic identity that Chong explores?

• The complete rejection of one's original culture

• The complexity of navigating multiple cultural identities

• The superiority of Australian culture over Asian cultures

• The impossibility of understanding one's heritage

The concept of diaspora originally comes from which language?

• Latin

• Greek

• Mandarin

• Sanskrit

Chong suggests that Asian-Australian experiences are:

• Uniform and predictable

• Completely homogeneous

• Extremely diverse and unique

• Irrelevant to broader Australian society

Which of the following best describes Chong's personal background?

• She was born in Australia to Australian parents

• She was born in Singapore and migrated to Australia in 2007

• She has no connection to Asian cultures

• She was born in China and immediately moved to Australia

The poem 'Mooncake' by Miriam Wei Wei Lo represents:

• A celebration of cultural heritage

• A sense of cultural disconnection and loss

• A critique of Australian immigration policies

• A technical description of mooncake preparation

Peter Skrzynecki's line "I never knew you / Except in the third person" suggests:

• A complete understanding of his homeland

• A profound sense of cultural displacement

• A desire to return to his original country

• A technical description of geography

Chong's poetry collections primarily explore themes of:

• Political revolution

• Scientific discovery

• Cultural identity and personal heritage

• Technological innovation

Our class notes suggest that immigration to Australia has historically been:

• Always welcoming to all cultures

• Consistently supportive of diversity

• Complex, with periods of both welcome and resistance

• Completely uniform in approach

When Chong writes about "not really being Chinese", she is highlighting:

• A rejection of her cultural heritage

• The nuanced complexity of cultural identity

• A preference for Australian culture

• A linguistic misunderstanding

Between the years of 2000-2021, the top three countries to permanently migrate to Australia are:

• India, Malaysia, UK

• India, England, China

• China, England, South Africa

• India, China, Philippines