QUIZ #1

Who was the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature from Asia?

• Mo Yan

• Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Salman Rushdie

What are the two major epics in Indian Literature?

• The Divine Comedy and Beowulf

• Mahabharata and Ramayana

• The Tale of Genji and Journey to the West

• The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Aeneid

Which Chinese dynasty saw the emergence of some of the earliest forms of literature?

• Ming Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qing Dynasty

Which of the following is one of the Five Classics of Chinese literature?

• The I Ching

• The Tale of Genji

• The Dream of the Red Chamber

• The Bhagavad Gita

A five-line poem. The first and third lines have five syllables each and the other seven, making a total of thirty-one syllables per poem.

• Tanka

• Haiku

• Tanaga

• Vedas

Literary works from various Asian countries

• Ilocano Literature

• African Literature

• Asian Literature

• Europian Literature

What does the word “Sanskrit” mean?

• Ancient

• Sacred

• Cultivated and Perfected

• Religious

Which answer are referred to as the “Bible of the Indians”?

• Upanishads

• Vegas

• Ramayana

• Mahabharata

Made up of hymns in praise of the gods. The hymns are strong, energetic religious expressions comparable to the old testament psalms.

• Vedas

• Upanishads

• Rigveda

• Sanskrit

Consists of a group of sketches, illustrations, explanations, and critical comments on the religious thoughts suggested by the poetic hymns of rigveda.

• Sanskrit

• Upanishads

• Vegas

• Rigveda