Afro-Asian Literature Quiz

What is the dominant religion in North Africa?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

Who is the foremost English-language poet and the most celebrated playwright of Black Africa who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986?

• Wole Soyinka

• Chinua Achebe

• John Peer Clark

• James Ngugi Wa Thiong'O

What is the capital of the Republic of Egypt?

• Ghana

• Cairo

• Riyadh

• Zaire

What term applies to vivid bits of poetry representing the dead kings attaining power in the afterlife?

• Pyramid Texts

• Proverbs

• Cannibal Texts

• Coffin Texts

It is an Egyptian story which relates how a sailor was thrown on a desert island where he conversed with a gigantic serpent.

• The Tale of Sinuhe

• The Shipwrecked Sailor

• The Tale of Two Brothers

• The Story of Eloquent Peasant

It is considered to be the finest and best know Egyptian literary piece because of the romantic and high adventures of a man who loyally served his king.

• The Tale of Sinuhe

• The Shipwrecked Sailor

• The Tale of Two Brothers

• The Story of Eloquent Peasant

Which of these countries does not comprise the Southeast Asia region?

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Japan

• Vietnam

What language is most widely spoken in Asia?

• Chinese

• Arabic

• Russian

• Hindi

It is termed as glorious and wonderful; describes itself as a healing mercy as light and guidance from God, as absolute Truth and a perspicacious book sent down from heaven in Arabic.

• The Bible

• Vedas

• Faraj Ba'd al Shiddah

• Qur'an

He is best known for his poetic parables and aphorisms in such works as The Prophet, and Sand and Foam.

• Kahlil Gibran

• Abduk Zirpe Zaydan

• Aminal Rayhani

• Ibn Amjed