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WorksheetsQuestions on Senghor' "Femme Noir"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the full name of the poet who wrote "Femme Noir"?
(a)
Which of the following captures what "Negritude" is all about?
A celebration of the attitude and manner of Negroes
A celebration of the altitude and depth of the black race
A celebration of the beauty and richness of the African peoples in the diaspora
A portrayal of the beauty and grace of the African race
The poem "Black Woman" can be said to be . . . . .?
A condemnation of the excesses of black people all over the world
A reprimand on the negativity associated with blackness
A praise on the beauty and richness of the African continent and peoples
An ode addressed to the persona's own mother
The poet L. S. Senghor was originally from which country?
Dominican Republic
West Indies
Senegal
Gambia
In which of the wars did L. S. Senghor partake?
WW1
WW2
The Gulf War
WWE
The allusion to the West Wind made in "Black Woman" connotes . . . . . ?
The destructive tendencies of Western ways
The beauty of civilisation and imperialism
The coming of rain and healing to the African continent
The change and renewed hope that Western education brought to the continent
The "gazelle" in the poem connotes . . . . ?
The readiness of Africans to defend their territories
The resilient nature of the African people
The disgrace brought to the continent and peoples by foreigners
The grace of the African peoples and continent
Which of these names can be associated with the Negritude Movement?
Aime Cesaire
Cassius Clay
Gabriel Okara
Langston Hughes
The phrase "firm-fleshed ripe fruit" showcases the use of which of the following devices?
Alliteration, assonance, and pun
Metaphor, imagery, and symbolism
Consonance, assonance, and alliteration
Imagery, personification, and synecdoche
Senghor, earlier in his life, had wanted to become . . . . . ?
A sailor
A priest
An explorer
A soldier
Negritude as a movement was popular amongst which set of writers in Africa?
Anglophone writers
Francophone writers
Lusophone writers
Harlem Renaissance writers
The Harlem Renaissance movement was popular in which country of the world?
Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies
The United States of America
Senegal
. . . . . is one of the proponents of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jean Claude van Damme
Claude Mckay
Muhammed Ali
Hugh Masekela
The Harlem Renaissance promoted which brand of music?
Fuji
R'n'B
Hiphop
Jazz
Before becoming president, Senghor schooled and worked in which country?
(a)
The Negritude Movement can be said to embody . . . . . ?
Anti-African sentiments
Pan-Africanism
Anti-war sentiments
Pro-democracy
Which of the following spoke loudly against the antics of Negritude?
Wole Soyinka
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
David Diop
Gabriel Okara
"Before jealous fate turns you to ashes/to feed the root of life" signifies that . . . . . ?
Fate is so jealous that it turns people to ashes
Nothing lasts forever
Jealousy can be planted and germinates
Life is fed by fate through jealousy
" . . . like the flash of the eagle" embodies the use of which imageries?
Tactile and auditory
Visual and olfactory
Kinaesthetic and visual
Organic and tactile
The poem "Black Woman" was originally written in which language?
(a)
