Quiz on Postcolonial Literature

Who is the author of 'Orientalism'?

• Chinua Achebe

• Edward Said

• John McLeod

• V. S. Naipaul

What does 'post-colonial' refer to?

• A cultural movement

• A literary genre

• A historical period

• A type of government

Which of the following is NOT a form of textual analysis mentioned?

• Historical analysis

• Rereading canonical literature

• Poststructuralist analysis

• Writing back to colonial texts

What is the main focus of Edward Said's work?

• The impact of language on culture

• The relationship between the West and the Muslim world

• The development of Commonwealth literature

• The history of colonialism

Which author is associated with the term 'Commonwealth literature'?

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o

• Geoffrey Nash

• R. K. Narayan

• Amin Malak

What does 'colonial discourse' primarily involve?

• The analysis of historical events

• The intersection of language and power

• The critique of modern governments

• The study of postcolonial literature

Which of the following is a characteristic of postcolonialism?

• It describes a way of thinking

• It is a fixed ideology

• It only applies to literature

• It is solely concerned with historical facts

What does the term 'colonising the mind' refer to?

• The establishment of independent nations

• The internalisation of colonial values

• The process of educating colonisers

• The creation of new languages

Which of the following authors is NOT mentioned in the context of Commonwealth literature?

• Janet Frame

• James Currey

• V. S. Naipaul

• Chinua Achebe

What is the primary concern of postcolonial studies?

• The development of new languages

• The history of the British Empire

• The representation of colonised subjects

• The analysis of colonial powers