African History and Literature Quiz

World's second largest and most populated continent

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Europe

Which literary genre is NOT mentioned as a contribution of African writers?

• Poems

• Plays

• Novels

• Religious texts

What does the term 'diaspora' refer to?

• A historical event

• A type of literature

• The scattering of a group of people

• A form of government

Which ancient civilization began using burial texts?

• Axum

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Mali

What significant event began in 1441 in Africa?

• The emergence of written literature

• The establishment of Islamic presence

• The European Slave Trade

• The rise of the Roman Empire

What was the height of the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 18th century referred to as?

• The Great Migration

• The Black Death

• The African Renaissance

• The Black Holocaust

Asserted African identity and culture and denounced the colonization of Africa

• Black Holocaust

• American Movement

• Negritude Movement

• Black Journalism

What did Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his colleagues advocate for at the University of Nairobi?

• More English literature courses

• A Department of African Literature and Languages

• Increased funding for literature programs

• The abolition of all literature courses

What is the main theme of Nelson Mandela's speech 'I Am Prepared to Die'?

• The need for economic growth

• The value of friendship

• The struggle for freedom

• The importance of education

Which of the following writers was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986?

• Nadine Gordimer

• Olaudah Equiano

• Wole Soyinka

• Naguib Mahfouz