Asian and African literature

Which continent is the second largest by area?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

Who is considered the greatest Chinese poet?

• Li Po

• Wang Wei

• Du Fu

• Mo Yan

What novel made Chinua Achebe famous?

• The Burning Kite

• The Conservationist

• Things Fall Apart

• A Dance of the Forests

Which continent has over 4.7 billion people?

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

Who was the first black African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Chinua Achebe

• Nadine Gordimer

• Jacques Rabemananjara

• Wole Soyinka

What is the pen name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber?

• Mo Yan

• Adonis

• Akutagawa

• Murakami

Which literary award is named after Ryūnosuke Akutagawa?

• Gunzou Literature Prize

• Akutagawa Prize

• Jerusalem Prize

• Franz Kafka Prize

Which writer is known for blending humor and surrealism?

• Mong-Lan

• Young-ha Kim

• Etgar Keret

• Haruki Murakami

Who wrote The Tale of Kieu, a famous Vietnamese epic poem?

• Nguyen Du

• Yu Hua

• Chart Korbjitti

• Abdullah Qodiriy

What is the traditional Japanese short poetic form?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Ode