11/2/21, 4:15 PM ENGLISH 159 Afro-Asian Literature

ENGLISH 159 Afro-Asian Literature

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1. The word AFRICA is now an accepted term which replaces which Greek or Libyan
word? *

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Afarik

Lubins

Aourigha

Afriga

2. African "diaspora" refers to *

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African continent

Ethnic groups

The land and people

African

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3. Which is a fertile grassland found between the Northern coastlands and equatorial
Africa? *

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Egypt

Sahara desert

Sudan

Kalahari desert

4. The religious beliefs in Christian or Islamic in Africa are sometime characterized with
*

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culture & history

traditional

religions

syncretism

Buddhist

5. Clergymen from the East African region who would historically catechize to the
masses was often referred to as *

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Nevada

waganga

Lugira

Abrahami

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6. Africa's black population was systematically denied access to quality schooling and
higher education in what historical time? *

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After gaining independence

during most of Colonial

period After the tribal wars

before it became a republic

7. If 90% of Egyptians are Muslims, then the 10% of them are known as the *

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Buddhist

Pagans

Copts

Hindu

8. What replaced the ancient Pagan beliefs in Egypt? *

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Greek and Roman religions

Judaism

Christianity

Monotheistic religion

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9. The following are common subjects in Egyptian education EXCEPT *

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reading

religious instruction

cooking

morals

10. When the pharaoh and some nobles die, they had their bodies preserved in a
process called *

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embalming

mummification

taxidermy

mellification

11. Nefertiti was the wife of *

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Tutankhamu

Akhenaton

Amon-Re

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Amenhotep

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12. What is the name given by Egyptologists to a group of mortuary spells written on
sheets of papyrus covered with magical texts and accompanying illustrations
called vignettes? *

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The book of the

Dead Coffin Text

The Story of the

Nile The 2 Brothers

13. He was the Pharaoh in the time of Moses who saved many lives of the Israelites? *

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Amenhotep

Ramises

Akenhaten

Thutmose

14. Israel is bordered to the west by what place? *

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Jordan

Mediterranean

sea Lebanon

Syria

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15. Which constitutes three-fourth of the total population of Israel? *

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Arabs

Palestinians

Jews

Druze

16. The written "Torah" refers to *

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the Bible

History of the Jews

Teachings of Law

New testament

book

17. Which is a compilation of 66 books (72 for the Catholics) and letters written by
more than 40 authors during a period of approximately 1,500 years? *

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Apocrypha

Christian Bible

Prophetic

books New

testament

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18. When was Jesus born according to Matthew?

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during 4

BCE before

4 BCE after

4 BCE

the beginning of the reign of Herod the great.

19. There are at least how many distinct ethnic groups found in Africa? *

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3,500

2,500

3,0
2,000

20. What is considered as the major influence of the Religion in Africa? *

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art, culture, and philosophy

art, history, and supernatural beings

culture, history, and philosophy

culture, art, and supernatural beings

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21. The following are considered as Negritude authors, EXCEPT: *

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Alioune Diop

Leopold

Senghor Aliko

Dangote Leon

Damas

22. This usually explains the interrelationships of all things that exist, and provide for
the group and its members a necessary sense of their place in relation to their
environment and the forces that order events on earth. *

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Epics

Funeral Dirges

Myt
Praise Poems

23. He is a poet and statesman who was a co-founder of the Negritude movement in
African Art and Literature. *

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Chinua Achebe

Barbara Kimenye

Léopold Sédar

Senghor Nadine

Gordimer

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24. What is the title of the famous African literary work which reflects the poet's social
commitment as he reacts to poverty around him amidst material progress
especially and acutely felt by the innocent victims, the children? *

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Train Journey by Dennis

Brutus Totem by Leopold

Senghor Africa by David

Diop

Letters to Martha by Dennis Brutus

25. What does the word "Ba" means? *

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Spirit

Deity

God

Soul

26. These are epithets called out in reference to an object in celebration of its
outstanding qualities and achievements. *

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Epics

Myths

Funeral Dirges

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Praise

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27. In Luke, chapter 3, verse 23, it is stated that Jesus’ ministry began when he was
about what age? *

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about 28 years

about 29

years about

30 years

about 31

years

28. The Egyptian god of the sun is called *

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Seste

Horu

s Ra

Nut

29. Who is the child of Seth and Nephthys? *

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Horus

Anubi

s Isis

Osiris

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30. A goddess with the head of a cat and is a gentle protective goddess but
sometimes shows up with the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle. What
is the name of this goddess? *

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Ma'at

Tatawet

Bastet

Tekhmet

31. Why is Osiris the god of the underworld and the dead? *

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Nut, his mother killed him

Horus killed his father

Because he committed

suicide Seth killed him

32. Following the end of Re's reign as pharaoh, Osiris ruled with his sister-wife Isis. As
the people of Egypt grew to love Osiris, his brother Seth began to hate him and
envy his power. Why did Seth, a powerful god himself, not let his feelings of hatred
show? *

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Isis kept a watchful eye

He was constantly changing his mind

He wanted Osiris to leave him great wealth when he died

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33. Seth then threw the body of Osiris into the Nile, which carried the once great
to a city where Osiris' body was stopped by a tree, which grew to envelope him. In
which city, now in Lebanon, was this said to have taken place? *

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Byblos

Tripoli

Abydos

Sestos

34. What type of literary piece is the "Hymn to the Nile"? *

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An essay

A
A dramatic

poetry A

narrative

35. The "Hymn to the Nile" text shows that *

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the Nile river served as a source of life which sustained and provided all for
Egyptians “who creates all that is good”

the Egyptians are happy with the Nile River for the scenic benefits and flowing

water The Nile river is their god who takes care of them

The Nile for Egyptians is their source of tourist attraction

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36. Which set of African languages are predominantly used in their literature?

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Swahili, Oromo, Hausa,

Amharic Amharic, Hausa,

Swahili, Zulu Igbo,

Amharic, Zulu, Oromo

Oromo, Shona, Zulu, Igbo

37. Who were considered as a member of a class storytellers who maintain a tradition
of oral history in parts of West Africa? *

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Orature

s Griots

Lecturer

Lyricists

38. Which one is most likely the theme for the lyric poem from the Baule tribe titled
"the Sorrow of Kodio"? *

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dea
sorrow

traged

y war

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39. The African proverbs function as *

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vivid expression of sorrow

imagery to the tragic history of Africa

essence of people's values and

knowledge concepts on Negritude

40. What was the reason why the sky god offered Anansi all the stories? *

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Anansi was very good to him

Anansi had fulfilled all the conditions of

reason Anansi was able to tricked the

sky god

41. Which among the following sets of characteristics that made Sundiata a heroic
character as described by the griots? *

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intelligence, compassion, strength & charisma

piety, compassion, skills, legacy

sense of justice, piety, skills,

compassion abilities, power, strength,

compassion

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42. This literary movement means "blackness". *

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Diaspora

Negritude

slavery

savageness

43. What was the main concern of the poet David Diop when he wrote the poem
"Africa"? *

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independence from colonial

Africans the tribal wars

genocide

44. The plot in this great Indian epic revolves around a struggle for political power
between two groups of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It is made up of
about 100,000 couplets divided into 18 sections, making it the longest epic poem
in the world's history. Which one is this? *

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Mahabharata

Ramayana

Bhagavad

Ghita Sakuntala

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45. The Panchatantra is structured as a series of tales within tales. In other words, it is
termed in literature as *

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double device

inverted

pyramid frame

story story

technique

46. The Bhagavad Ghita is set in *

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In ancient India, thousands of years ago

A battlefield in the kingdom of

Hastinapura Southern part of India

village of Jyotisar

47. What term was used for centuries and originated from a region of southern Iran
formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Pārs or Parsa, modern Fārs? *

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Persia

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

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48. What is used to describe a Persian Quatrain? *

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The Ghazal

The

Masnavi

The Qasidah

The Rubai

49. When does the Qasidah begun to decline popularity? *

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end of 6th century

end of 7th century

end of 8th
end of 9th century

50. What is the favorite form of artistic expression in Arabian Literature? *

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Poems

anecdotes

romance

story telling

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51. During this time, the people practiced a religion based on the belief that nature
was inhabited by many powerful gods and spirits. *

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Shang Dynasty

Chou Dynasty

Ch’in Dynasty

Han Dynasty

52. It is the oldest collection of Chinese poetry and is considered a model of poetic
expression and moral insight. *

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The book of
The Book of

Changes The

Analects

The book of Parables

53. It illustrate the Taoist belief and the humanism of Chinese thought. *

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The book of Songs

The Book of

Changes The

Analects

The Parables of the Ancient Philosophers

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54. Who wrote about the fragile blossoms in spring, the falling of leaves in autumn, or
the changing shape of the moon? *

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Confucuis

Lao Tzu

T'ang

Poets Li Po

55. This period was characterized by delicacy and refinement although inferior in
terms ofliterary arts but great in learning. Professional poets were replaced by
amateur writers. *

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Ch’in Dynasty

Han Dynasty

T’ang Dynasty

Sung Dynasty

56. This instructs on moderation in all things through moral education, the building of
harmonious family life, and the development of virtues such as loyalty, obedience,
and a sense of justice. *

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The Book of Songs,

The Parables of the Ancient Philosophers

The
The Book of Changes

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57. It is one of the Five Classics of Confucian philosophy and has been primarily used
for divination. This book is based on the concept of change – the one constant of
the universe. *

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The Book of Songs,

The Parables of the Ancient

Philosophers The Analects

The Book of Changes

58. It was imported from India during the Han dynasty. Buddhist thought stresses the
importance of ridding oneself of earthly desires and of seeking ultimate peace and
enlightenment through detachment. *

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Buddhism

Taoism

Confucianis

m Judaism

59. Which is a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western
Japan. At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every surface, a
wealthy dilettante meets a lowly geisha. She gives herself to him fully and without
remorse, despite knowing that their passion cannot last and that the affair can
have only one outcome? *

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The House of Sleeping

Beauties Snow Country

The Sea of Fertility

The Makioka

Sisters

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60. Which one represents a unique form of the diary genre during the Heian period
that is primarily intended to be a private journal and was discovered and eventually
printed? *

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The Pillow

Book Shinto

Legends The

Manyoshu The

Tale of Heiki

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