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African Literature

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

It is literature that is recorded through text may it be Arabic or Phoenetic. It encompasses a wide range of works, including novels, plays, and essays.

(a)  

2.

The most widely known piece of African Literature

(a)  

3.

What are Shairi Poems?

a)

Religious Poems

b)

Poems for protest

c)

Non-religious poems

d)

Poems for peace

4.

Which African author earned Nobel Prize for literature in 1986 and is the most famous and versatile playwright?

a)

Lebron James

b)

Chinua Achebe

c)

Amos Tutuola

d)

Wole Soyinka

5.

Which type of world literature refers to the body of work written by African writers, both fiction and non-fiction, which explore and reflect the social, cultural, and political experiences of Africa and its people?

a)

Asian Literature

b)

European Literature

c)

African Literature

d)

Philippine Literature

6.

The following are among the examples of oral literature EXCEPT:

a)

Myths

b)

Poems

c)

Riddles

d)

Novellas

7.

It is written literature about the people’s longings for Africa and their anger toward losing their national identity. It is a celebration of their blackness and the African traditions.

a)

Negritude

b)

Black History Month

c)

Africanity

d)

Black Lives Matter Movement

8.

The following are Western Languages that are integrated into African Literature EXCEPT:

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

9.

Two most used languages in African Literature

a)

Huasa

b)

French

c)

Swahili

d)

Yoruba

10.

He is the author of the most widely known piece of African Literature

a)
Amos Tutuola
b)

Chinua Achebe

c)

Barack Obama

d)

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