WorksheetsMC ELT 120 - ST
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
An African writer whose works are primarily character-driven, interweaving the background of her native Nigeria, and social and political events.
Mariama Ba
Nadine Gordimer
Chimanda Ngozi Adichie
Mabel Dove Danquah
In 1970, he wrote his first novel, "From a Crooked Rib" which stems from a Somalian proverb and a commentary on the sufferings of women in Somalian society.
Nurradin Farah
Ben Okri
Ayi Kwei Armah
Wole Soyinka
An African writer who wrote novels that revolved around post-colonial themes of the individuals and community in Africa versus colonial powers and cultures.
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Chinua Achebe
Wole Soyinka
Alain Mabanckou
A dramatic monologue that is divided into three parts and the speaker seems to be in conversation with Africa.
Once Upon A Time
Anticipation
Things Fall Apart
Africa
It expresses the fear and anxiety that the author felt during the violent period. It's like a statement on the fear, cruelty, and social injustices associated with racial segregation.
Once Upon A Time
Anticipation
Things Fall Apart
Africa
An anti-colonist drama which was inspired by real-life events when the King died during the Colonization of Nigeria by the British Empire.
The Famished Road
Death and the King's Horseman
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Burger's Daughter
All are characteristics of African literature EXCEPT _______________________________.
African literature is regionally-based.
Post-colonial era authors write about racial segregation.
Oral literature only comes in folktales.
African literature is written in both African and European languages.
A novel that depicts a pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the invasion by Europeans during the late 19th century.
Once Upon A Time
Anticipation
Things Fall Apart
Africa
In 1968, he wrote, "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born".
Nurradin Farah
Ben Okri
Ayi Kwei Armah
Wole Soyinka
A famous African literary work that centers on an unnamed protagonist who attempts to understand his self and his country in the wake of post-independence.
The Famished Road
Death and the King's Horseman
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Burger's Daughter
In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, who married a very rich wife and became a wealthy merchant?
Ali Baba
Cassim Baba
Baba Mustapha
Morgiana
1. Who discovered the place that’s full of gold and treasure in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves?
Ali Baba
Cassim Baba
Baba Mustapha
Morgiana
In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, how did the thieves discover that some of their gold and treasure were stolen?
They caught Ali Baba entering the cave.
Cassim Baba was caught inside the cave.
Ali Baba was followed by one of the thieves.
Cassim Baba told the thieves that Ali Baba showed him the cave.
Why did the plan of the captain of the thieves to kill Ali Baba fail?
His troop lost their way to Ali Baba’s house.
His troop was killed by Morgiana by lighting up the jars filled with oil.
His troop ran away the night they planned on killing Ali Baba.
His troop mistook Cassim as Ali and killed him.
How did the captain of the thieves died?
Morgiana poisoned him by adding salt to his meat.
Morgiana pushed him off the cliff.
Morgiana, together with Abdalla killed him while he was asleep.
Morgiana plunged a poniard into his heart.
The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage describes a topsy-turvy world in which everything is awry. This Egyptian piece is an example of ____________________.
Egyptian Tales
Wisdom Literature
Pessimistic Literature
Religious Literature
An Egyptian Tale that similar to the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers.
The Story of the Eloquent Peasant
The Tale of Two Brothers
Voyage of Wenamon
Hymn to the Sun
An Egyptian tale tells the story of how a sailor was thrown on an island, where he conversed with a gigantic serpent.
Hymn to the Sun
The Tale of Two Brothers
Voyage of Wenamon
The Shipwrecked Sailor
A series of chapters written on papyrus and often illustrated with miniature paintings found in the graves, intended for the exercise of magic for private individuals in the life hereafter.
Religious Texts
Pyramid Texts
Book of the Dead
Hymn to the Sun-god
This refers to the collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folktales, from historical tales to tragic romances to comedies, that were collected over many centuries by a huge range of scholars and authors.
Grimm’s Fairytale
1001 Nights
Qasida
Adab
All are tales from A Thousand and One Nights, except ________________________________.
Alladin’s Wonderful Lamp
The Lovers of Bassorah
The Brave Little Tailor
Sinbad the Sailor
It’s a collection of Indian animal fables which has the purpose of educate the sons of royalty.
Panchatantra
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Abhilaash
It tells of the struggle for sovereignty between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and Pandavas.
Panchatantra
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Abhilaash
A work of Valmiki that contains 24, 000 slokas and is divided into 10 parts. It teaches the lessons of the Vedas to the common people.
Panchatantra
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Ablishaaa
It tells a story of a tour guide who transforms himself into a spiritual Guru and the greatest holy man of India.
The Guide
A Fine Balance
Midnight’s Children
The Interpreter of Maladies
