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World Literature (Africa)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa terra means the land of ______.

a)

Afri

b)

Afar

c)

Afridi

d)

Aphrike

2.

Afer may be from the Phoenician Afar which means ______.

a)

cold

b)

sunny

c)

dust

d)

windy

3.

It is the second largest continent on earth.

(a)  

4.

Africa is known as the _______ of the earliest known human.

a)

tribesman

b)

tribe

c)

local

d)

cradle

5.

Decorative motifs are use to honor the (a)   and plant life of a region.

6.

There are how many countries in Africa?

(a)  

7.

It refers to the oral and written literary pieces produced on African continent.

(a)  

8.

Give at least one genre of the African Literature.

(a)  

9.

_________ who are considered gifted are conversing with the spirit world are highly regarded in their communities.

a)

young and old

b)

tribesman

c)

Gods and Goddesses

d)

men and women

10.

It reflects the struggle of the African People.

a)

poetry

b)

African Literature

c)

drama

d)

genre

11.

It means to ask.

(a)  

12.

It is a kitchen and cooking apparatus of a ship or an airplane.

(a)  

13.

In the story, The Prisoner who Wore Glasses, the word "bogeyman" means?

(a)  

14.

Who is the author of the poem "My Country for Mandela"?

(a)  

15.

They are the story-tellers of west Africa.

a)

Parasols

b)

Griots

16.

The belief that a certain object or a thing possesses magical or supernatural power to protect the bearer.

a)

Galley

b)

Barter

c)

fetishism

d)

Lithely

17.

It is a state of confusion or uproar.

a)

titter

b)

bedlam

c)

pivot

d)

bashing

18.

A form of salutation meaning master or boss.

a)

Baas

b)

bogeyman

c)

kaffir

d)

titter

19.

It is an act of religious sacrifice.

a)

debauch

b)

diffuse

c)

oblation

d)

odoriferous

20.

Giving forth a strong odor or scent.

a)

dispose

b)

diffuse

c)

profusion

d)

odoriferous