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African and Korean Literature Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

African literature primarily began through which cultural form?

a)

Epic poems

b)

Oral storytelling and proverbs

c)

Written novels

d)

Philosophical essays

2.

The poem “Africa” by David Diop emphasizes—

a)

Romantic admiration of nature

b)

Political alliance

c)

Education

d)

The enduring spirit and struggle of Africans

3.

Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” explores—

a)

Technological innovation

b)

Clash between tradition and Western colonization

c)

Women’s empowerment

d)

Political systems

4.

Which author promotes writing in native languages to decolonize the African mind?

a)

Nadine Gordimer

b)

Wole Soyinka

c)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

d)

David Diop

5.

The theme of Ubuntu means—

a)

I am because we are

b)

Every man for himself

c)

Knowledge is power

d)

Strength through wealth

6.

“Once Upon a Time” criticizes—

a)

Family life

b)

Fear and racial division

c)

Mythology

d)

Education

7.

African literature serves as—

a)

Reflection of economy

b)

Myths only

c)

Western interpretation

d)

Mirror of identity and resistance

8.

In “Anticipation,” the women’s gathering symbolizes—

a)

Harvest

b)

Call for education and empowerment

c)

Religious festival

d)

Reunion

9.

Central device in oral African literature—

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Repetition and proverb

d)

Symbolism

10.

Wole Soyinka’s “The Lion and the Jewel” reflects—

a)

Revolution

b)

Clash of tradition and modernity

c)

Urban life

d)

Myth

11.

African literature highlights colonization’s effects on—

a)

Technology

b)

Language, culture, and identity

c)

Agriculture

d)

Religion

12.

Korea is known as the “Land of the __.”

a)

Morning Calm

b)

Rising Sun

c)

Golden Mountains

d)

Eternal Peace

13.

The Korean alphabet invented by King Sejong is—

a)

Hanja

b)

Katakana

c)

Kana

d)

Hangul

14.

Literature before Joseon Dynasty is—

a)

Modern

b)

Classical

c)

Buddhist

d)

Confucian

15.

Early literature originated from—

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Oral folk beliefs

c)

Novels

d)

Imports

16.

Influencing philosophies—

a)

Taoism/Buddhism/Confucianism

b)

Confucianism/Buddhism/Shamanism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

17.

Hyangga was followed by—

a)

Haiku

b)

Tanka

c)

Sijo

d)

Ode

18.

Hwang Jini was—

a)

Queen

b)

Gisaeng poet

c)

Nun

d)

Playwright

19.

“I Will Break the Back of This Long Midwinter Night” shows—

a)

Rebellion

b)

Conversion

c)

Pride

d)

Longing for love

20.

“Enlightenment Period” refers to—

a)

Rise of Western influence

b)

Spread of Buddhism

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oral poetry

21.

Yi Kwang-su’s Mujŏng is—

a)

First modern novel

b)

Epic poem

c)

Oldest Shijo

d)

Hymn

22.

Mujŏng focuses on—

a)

Love & war

b)

Education and enlightenment

c)

Fantasy

d)

Comedy

23.

Bridging form to modern literature—

a)

Sijo

b)

Haiku

c)

Sinsosŏl

d)

Tanka

24.

Western influence—

a)

Iliad

b)

Pilgrim’s Progress

c)

Divine Comedy

d)

Paradise Lost

25.

Modern literature is linked with—

a)

Hangul

b)

Decline of Sijo

c)

Colonization

d)

Calligraphy

26.

Bible in Korean published in—

a)

1910

b)

1776

c)

1900

d)

1892

27.

“Hanja” refers to—

a)

Japanese syllables

b)

Chinese characters

c)

Korean alphabet

d)

Myths

28.

“The Voice of Africa” celebrates—

a)

Storytelling as freedom

b)

Politics

c)

Trade

d)

Industry

29.

Tale of Genji is—

a)

First psychological novel

b)

Poem collection

c)

Religious text

d)

Chronicle

30.

Author of the Tale of Genji—

a)

Akutagawa

b)

Murasaki Shikibu

c)

Bashō

d)

Kikuchi

31.

Haiku pattern—

a)

5-7-5

b)

7-5-7

c)

5-5-7

d)

7-7-7

32.

Bashō’s haikus depict—

a)

Modern life

b)

Politics

c)

Urban life

d)

Nature and transience

33.

Mono no aware means—

a)

Unity

b)

Awareness of impermanence

c)

Fear of death

d)

Power

34.

In a Grove explores—

a)

Truth and subjectivity

b)

Humor

c)

Romance

d)

War

35.

Madman on the Roof shows—

a)

Mental anguish and duty

b)

Progress

c)

Myth

d)

Comedy

36.

Tanka pattern—

a)

5-7-5-7-7

b)

5-7-5

c)

7-5-7

d)

7-7-7

37.

Japanese writing emphasizes—

a)

Simplicity & emotion

b)

Violence

c)

Politics

d)

Science

38.

Bashō is associated with—

a)

Tanka

b)

Epic

c)

Haiku

d)

Stories

39.

African literature teaches that freedom begins with—

a)

Awareness and storytelling

b)

Wealth

c)

Migration

d)

Foreign education

40.

Modern writers combine—

a)

Confucian and Christian

b)

Tradition and modernity

c)

Romantic

d)

Scientific

41.

In a Grove is—

a)

Multiple viewpoints

b)

Myth

c)

Haiku

d)

Comedy

42.

Tale of Genji represents—

a)

Commoners

b)

War

c)

Heian court life

d)

Ethics

43.

Rise of modern literature influenced by—

a)

Western contact

b)

Isolation

c)

Decline

d)

Fall of Buddhism

44.

Japanese literature focuses on—

a)

Identity

b)

Trade

c)

War

d)

Religion

45.

Bashō’s poems evoke—

a)

War

b)

Politics

c)

Humor

d)

Stillness through nature

46.

Hwang Jini’s legacy—

a)

Challenged gender norms

b)

Warrior

c)

Invented Hangul

d)

Translated poems

47.

Egyptian literature is one of the—

a)

Newest

b)

Oldest

c)

Modern

d)

Foreign

48.

Written in—

a)

Latin

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Cuneiform

49.

Central theme—

a)

Afterlife and morality

b)

Economy

c)

Conquest

d)

Westernization

50.

Tale of Sinuhe is—

a)

Love song

b)

Prose tale of exile and return

c)

Myth

d)

Chant