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21st Century Asian Literature Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a Japanese term that is now used in the English-speaking world to refer to comics?

a)

doodle fiction

b)

graphic novel

c)

haiku

d)

manga

2.

"Naruto" follows the journey of a young ninja named Naruto Uzumaki. Who is the mangaka (manga artist) behind "Naruto"?

a)

Hiro Mashima

b)

Tite Kubo

c)

Masashi Kishimoto

d)

Yoshihiro Togashi

3.

Who is considered one of the earliest and greatest poets in Japanese literature, known for composing many haikus in the 8th century CE?

a)

Matsuo Basho

b)

Sei Shonagon

c)

Murasaki Shikibu

d)

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

4.

Who is the creator of the widely acclaimed manga series "One Piece"?

a)

Eiichiro Oda

b)

Masashi Kishimoto

c)

Akira Toriyama

d)

Naoko Takeuchi

5.

The sub-genre "Shoujo" in manga is primarily targeted towards which audience?

a)

Teenage girls

b)

Adult males

c)

Children

d)

Adult females

6.

It is the other name of India.

a)

Rama

b)

Varsha

c)

Bharata

d)

Bharat

7.

It is the shortest form of Japanese poetry but most popular. It has seventeen- syllable poem in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.

a)

Tanka

b)

Haiku

c)

Manyo Shu

d)

Noh

8.

The old language of India. The word means cultivated or perfected.

a)

Vishnu

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Vedic

d)

Aryan

9.

Japan is known as "__________________"

a)

The Red Dragon

b)

The Sleeping Giant

c)

The Land of Prayer

d)

The Land of the Rising Sun

10.

Followed the Shang Dynasty of great intellectual activity and was in this period when the philosophies of the Confucianism, Taoism and legalism originated. It is the longest dynasty in Chinese history which lasted from 1122 B.C. To 256 B.C.

a)

Han

b)

Tang

c)

Chou

d)

Shang

11.

Which Chinese classic novel, attributed to Wu Cheng'en, follows the adventures of a monkey named Sun Wukong?

a)

Dream of the Red Chamber

b)

Journey to the West

c)

Water Margin

d)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

12.

Who invented writing paper?

a)

Sima Qian

b)

Li Si

c)

Cai Lun

d)

Li Bai

13.

Who ordered the infamous "Book-Burning" in China?

a)

Li Si

b)

Qin Shi Huang

c)

Confucius

d)

Sima Qian

14.

Which Chinese author wrote the novel "Frog," addressing social and political issues, including the one-child policy?

a)

Yan Lianke

b)

Mo Yan

c)

Ge Fei

d)

Sima Qian

15.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

16.

The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the

a)

Buddhists

b)

Brahmins / Brahmans

c)

Sudras / Shudras

d)

Aryans

17.
What you do in this life determines what happens in the next life is __________.
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
rebirth
d)
karma
18.

What cultural and historical themes are commonly explored in 21st-century Asian literature?

a)

Colonialism and Independence

b)

Mythology and Folklore

c)

Globalization and Technology

d)

All of the Above

19.

What served as the bible of Indians

a)

Vishnu

b)

Krishna

c)

duhtr

d)

Vedas

20.

"Due to India being the 3rd largest country, it is 2nd most populous, geographically diverse, and rich in natural resources.” Which of the underlined portions is false?

a)

3rd largest country

b)

2nd most populous

c)

geographically diverse

d)

rich in natural resources