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Questions on Senghor' "Femme Noir"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the full name of the poet who wrote "Femme Noir"?

(a)  

2.

Which of the following captures what "Negritude" is all about?

a)

A celebration of the attitude and manner of Negroes

b)

A celebration of the altitude and depth of the black race

c)

A celebration of the beauty and richness of the African peoples in the diaspora

d)

A portrayal of the beauty and grace of the African race

3.

The poem "Black Woman" can be said to be . . . . .?

a)

A condemnation of the excesses of black people all over the world

b)

A reprimand on the negativity associated with blackness

c)

A praise on the beauty and richness of the African continent and peoples

d)

An ode addressed to the persona's own mother

4.

The poet L. S. Senghor was originally from which country?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

West Indies

c)

Senegal

d)

Gambia

5.

In which of the wars did L. S. Senghor partake?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

The Gulf War

d)

WWE

6.

The allusion to the West Wind made in "Black Woman" connotes . . . . . ?

a)

The destructive tendencies of Western ways

b)

The beauty of civilisation and imperialism

c)

The coming of rain and healing to the African continent

d)

The change and renewed hope that Western education brought to the continent

7.

The "gazelle" in the poem connotes . . . . ?

a)

The readiness of Africans to defend their territories

b)

The resilient nature of the African people

c)

The disgrace brought to the continent and peoples by foreigners

d)

The grace of the African peoples and continent

8.

Which of these names can be associated with the Negritude Movement?

a)

Aime Cesaire

b)

Cassius Clay

c)

Gabriel Okara

d)

Langston Hughes

9.

The phrase "firm-fleshed ripe fruit" showcases the use of which of the following devices?

a)

Alliteration, assonance, and pun

b)

Metaphor, imagery, and symbolism

c)

Consonance, assonance, and alliteration

d)

Imagery, personification, and synecdoche

10.

Senghor, earlier in his life, had wanted to become . . . . . ?

a)

A sailor

b)

A priest

c)

An explorer

d)

A soldier

11.

Negritude as a movement was popular amongst which set of writers in Africa?

a)

Anglophone writers

b)

Francophone writers

c)

Lusophone writers

d)

Harlem Renaissance writers

12.

The Harlem Renaissance movement was popular in which country of the world?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

West Indies

c)

The United States of America

d)

Senegal

13.

. . . . . is one of the proponents of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Jean Claude van Damme

b)

Claude Mckay

c)

Muhammed Ali

d)

Hugh Masekela

14.

The Harlem Renaissance promoted which brand of music?

a)

Fuji

b)

R'n'B

c)

Hiphop

d)

Jazz

15.

Before becoming president, Senghor schooled and worked in which country?

(a)  

16.

The Negritude Movement can be said to embody . . . . . ?

a)

Anti-African sentiments

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Anti-war sentiments

d)

Pro-democracy

17.

Which of the following spoke loudly against the antics of Negritude?

a)

Wole Soyinka

b)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

c)

David Diop

d)

Gabriel Okara

18.

"Before jealous fate turns you to ashes/to feed the root of life" signifies that . . . . . ?

a)

Fate is so jealous that it turns people to ashes

b)

Nothing lasts forever

c)

Jealousy can be planted and germinates

d)

Life is fed by fate through jealousy

19.

" . . . like the flash of the eagle" embodies the use of which imageries?

a)

Tactile and auditory

b)

Visual and olfactory

c)

Kinaesthetic and visual

d)

Organic and tactile

20.

The poem "Black Woman" was originally written in which language?

(a)